Where does “falsus” come from?

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

falsus (Latin): deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...

Definitions

  1. deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...

Ancestry of “falsus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “falsus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-