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Where does “falsificāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “falsificāre”, step by step

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