Where does “fallo” come from?

fallo (Italian) comes from Translingual Phallus, from Latin phallus, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

fallo (Italian): fault, error; foul; phallus

Definitions

  1. fault, error; foul; phallus

Ancestry of “fallo”, step by step

fallo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Phallus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPhallusgenus
2Latinphallusan iconic phallic figure of the male member borne...
3Latin-oides-like, -form
4Greek-οending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Italian fallare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfallareto make a mistake; to fail to germinate; to...
2Latinfallāre
3Latinfallēre

via Vulgar Latin falla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfalla
2LatinfalloI deceive, trick, cheat, disappoint; I mistake,...
3Proto-Italicfalsō

Words derived from “fallo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai