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Where does “falsificare” come from?

falsificare (Italian) comes from Latin falsificāre, from Latin falsificus, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

falsificare (Italian): to falsify, forge

Definitions

  1. to falsify, forge

Ancestry of “falsificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalsificāre—
2Latinfalsificusthat acts falsely
3Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
4Latinfallō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “falsificare”

  • falsificabile
  • infalsificabile
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