Where does “fals” come from?
fals (Old English) comes from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fals (Old English): falsehood, fraud, counterfeit; false
Definitions
- falsehood, fraud, counterfeit; false
Ancestry of “fals”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 2 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “fals”