Where does “faute” come from?

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

faute (Old French): fault; error; mistake

Definitions

  1. fault; error; mistake

Ancestry of “faute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfallitashortcoming
2Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
3Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “faute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Latin falsus →