Where does “fausse” come from?

fausse (Norman) comes from Norman faux, from Old French faulz, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

fausse (Norman): feminine singular of faux

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of faux

Ancestry of “fausse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanfauxfalse; scythe
2Old Frenchfaulz—
3Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
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 falsus →