Where does “falsificare” come from?
falsificare (Late Latin) comes from Latin falsificus, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
Ancestry of “falsificare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | falsificus | that acts falsely |
| 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 |