Where does “faliar” come from?
faliar (Ido) comes from Spanish fallar, from Spanish fallá, from Catalan falla, from Vulgar Latin facla, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.
faliar (Ido): to fail, miscarry, miss an aim, not to succeed
Definitions
- to fail, miscarry, miss an aim, not to succeed
Ancestry of “faliar”, step by step
faliar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish fallar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | fallar | to fail; to crash or break down; to let down |
| 2 | Spanish | fallá | flaw |
| 3 | Catalan | falla | constructions of inflammable materials, based in... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | facla | — |
| 5 | Latin | facula | small torch |
| 6 | Latin | fax | torch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʷʰeh₂k- | to shine |
via French faillir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | faillir | to almost do something; to fail; to go bankrupt |
| 2 | Middle French | faillir | to fail |
| 3 | Old French | falir | to fail; to err; to make a mistake |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fallire | — |
| 5 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via Italian fallire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fallire | to miss; to fail; to go bankrupt |