Where does “faux” come from?

faux (Middle French) comes from Middle French faulx, from Old French fauz, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

faux (Middle French): Alternative form of faulx

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of faulx

Ancestry of “faux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfaulxfalse; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe
2Old Frenchfauzscythe
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “faux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Old French fauz →