Where does “fausser” come from?
fausser (French) comes from Old French falser, from Late Latin falso, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fausser (French): to falsify, to render invalid; to skew, to...
Definitions
- to falsify, to render invalid; to skew, to...
Ancestry of “fausser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | falser | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | falso | I falsify; dative singular of falsus; ablative... |
| 3 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 4 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “fausser”