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Where does “φαλίρω” come from?

φαλίρω (Greek) comes from Italian fallire, from Vulgar Latin fallire, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

Ancestry of “φαλίρω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfallireto miss; to fail; to go bankrupt
2Vulgar Latinfallire—
3Latinfallō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “φαλίρω”

  • φαλιρίζω
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →