Where does “falto” come from?

falto (Mezquital Otomi) comes from Spanish falto, from Spanish faltar, from Latin fallitāre, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

falto (Mezquital Otomi): an insane person

Definitions

  1. an insane person

Ancestry of “falto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfaltolacking, deficient; stupid
2Spanishfaltarto be lacking, lack, not have; to remain; to be...
3Latinfallitāre—
4Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Latin fallitāre →