Where does “falsare” come from?
falsare (Italian) comes from Late Latin falso, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
falsare (Italian): to alter, to distort; to falsify
Definitions
- to alter, to distort; to falsify
Ancestry of “falsare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | falso | I falsify; dative singular of falsus; ablative... |
| 2 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 3 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “falsare”