Where does “nonfaulty” come from?
nonfaulty (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.
nonfaulty (English): Not faulty
Definitions
- Not faulty
Ancestry of “nonfaulty”, step by step
nonfaulty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English faulty
| 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 |