Where does “faultful” come from?
faultful (English) comes from English fault, from Middle English faulte, from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
faultful (English): Full of faults or sins
Definitions
- Full of faults or sins
Ancestry of “faultful”, step by step
faultful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fault | A defect; something that detracts from... |
| 2 | Middle English | faulte | — |
| 3 | Old French | faute | fault; error; mistake |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 5 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 6 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |