Where does “falser” come from?
falser (Old French) comes from Late Latin falso, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
Ancestry of “falser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | falso | I falsify; dative singular of falsus; ablative... |
| 2 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 3 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “falser”