Where does “falsify” come from?
Falsify comes from French falsifier, formed with the French suffix -ifier, from Latin fallo meaning to deceive, and Latin facio meaning to make, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to put or place.
falsify (English): To alter so as to make false; to make incorrect;...
Definitions
- To alter so as to make false; to make incorrect;...
Ancestry of “falsify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | falsifier | to falsify |
| 2 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 3 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “falsify”