Where does “faillir” come from?
faillir (French) comes from Middle French faillir, from Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin fallire, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
faillir (French): to almost do something; to fail; to go bankrupt
Definitions
- to almost do something; to fail; to go bankrupt
Ancestry of “faillir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | faillir | to fail |
| 2 | Old French | falir | to fail; to err; to make a mistake |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fallire | — |
| 4 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “faillir”