Where does “falta” come from?
falta (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese faltar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
falta (Papiamentu): to lack
Definitions
- to lack
Ancestry of “falta”, step by step
falta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese faltar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | faltar | to be missing; to be lacking; to be lacking from;... |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ar | forms the impersonal infinitive of... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 4 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 5 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |