Where does “faux” come from?
faux (French) comes from Middle French faux, from Middle French faulx, from Old French fauz, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.
faux (French): false; untrue; false; not real; badly;...
Definitions
- false; untrue; false; not real; badly;...
Ancestry of “faux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | faux | Alternative form of faulx |
| 2 | Middle French | faulx | false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe |
| 3 | Old French | fauz | scythe |
| 4 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |
Words derived from “faux”