Where does “falzament” come from?

falzament (Maltese) comes from Italian falsamente, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

falzament (Maltese): falsely

Definitions

  1. falsely

Ancestry of “falzament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfalsamentein a deceitful manner; with the intention to...
2Italianfalsofalse; sham; forgery
3Polishfałszywyfalse
4Polishfałszdeceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity
5Middle High Germanvalsch
6Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
7Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-