Where does “faillance” come from?

faillance (Old French) comes from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.

Ancestry of “faillance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
2Latinfallēre

Words derived from “faillance

Every word from Latin fallēreEvery word from Old French faillir