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
1Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “fallitāre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallō
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