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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

  1. to alter, to distort; to falsify

Ancestry of “falsare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinfalsoI falsify; dative singular of falsus; ablative...
2Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
3Latinfallō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “falsare”

  • falsetto
  • falsettoed
  • falsamente
  • falso
  • falsetto
  • falsachiglia
  • false
  • фальцет
  • Falsett
  • ファルセット
  • falset
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