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Where does “faillance” come from?
faillance (Old French) comes from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.
Ancestry of “faillance”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
faillir
alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
2
Latin
fallēre
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Words derived from “faillance”
failance
Every word from Latin fallēre →
Every word from Old French faillir →