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
- feminine singular of faux
Ancestry of “fausse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norman | faux | false; scythe |
| 2 | Old French | faulz | — |
| 3 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 4 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |