Where does “faultily” come from?
faultily (English) comes from English faulty, 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.
faultily (English): In a faulty manner
Definitions
- In a faulty manner
Ancestry of “faultily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faulty | Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not... |
| 2 | English | fault | A defect; something that detracts from... |
| 3 | Middle English | faulte | — |
| 4 | Old French | faute | fault; error; mistake |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 6 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 7 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |