Where does “ffalsifika” come from?

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

ffalsifika (Maltese): to falsify

Definitions

  1. to falsify

Ancestry of “ffalsifika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfalsificareto falsify, forge
2Latinfalsificāre
3Latinfalsificusthat acts falsely
4Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
5Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallōEvery word from Latin falsus