Where does “fabhtacht” come from?
fabhtacht (Irish) comes from Irish fabht, from Anglo-Norman faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fabhtacht (Irish): hollowness, unsoundness; deceptiveness
Definitions
- hollowness, unsoundness; deceptiveness
Ancestry of “fabhtacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | fabht | fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | faute | fault; error; mistake |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 4 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 5 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |