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Where does “fallitāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fallitāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfallō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
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