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Where does “falsamente” come from?

falsamente (Italian) comes from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

falsamente (Italian): in a deceitful manner; with the intention to...

Definitions

  1. in a deceitful manner; with the intention to...

Ancestry of “falsamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfalsofalse; sham; forgery
2Polishfałszywyfalse
3Polishfałszdeceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity
4Middle High Germanvalsch—
5Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
6Latinfallō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
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