Where does “faillite” come from?

faillite (French) comes from Italian fallita — feminine singular of fallito; bankrupt; failure.

faillite (French): bankruptcy; failure

Definitions

  1. bankruptcy; failure

Ancestry of “faillite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfallitafeminine singular of fallito; bankrupt; failure

Words derived from “faillite”

Every word from Italian fallita →
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