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Where does “faillir” come from?

faillir (Old French) comes from Latin fallēre.

faillir (Old French): alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err

Definitions

  1. alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err

Ancestry of “faillir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfallēre—

Words derived from “faillir”

  • failure
  • nonfailure
  • postfailure
  • failureproof
  • failance
  • falloir
  • faut
  • faille
  • ファイユ
  • falen
  • faalangst
  • stavefeil
  • feilaktig
  • feilmelding
  • feilvare
  • skrivefeil
  • feil
  • faloir
  • falleir
  • faillance
  • faller
  • falen
  • veilen
  • feelen
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