Where does “fallō” come from?

fallō (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

fallō (Latin): to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint

Definitions

  1. to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint

Ancestry of “fallō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “fallō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-
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