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Where does “fals” come from?

fals (Old French) comes from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

fals (Old French): false

Definitions

  1. false

Ancestry of “fals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
2Latinfallō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “fals”

  • faux
  • faux pas
  • faux ami
  • fauxtography
  • фальшь
  • faux-filet
  • fausseté
  • faux
  • faux-ami
  • faux pas
  • archifaux
  • fausse
  • faussement
  • Fauxpas
  • Falschspieler
  • grundfalsch
  • falsch
  • valsspelen
  • valsspeler
  • vals
  • fałszować
  • фаличан
  • faličan
  • falsk
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