Where does “falset” come from?
falset (Polish) comes from German Falsett, from Italian falsetto, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō — to bend; to lie, deceive.
falset (Polish): falsetto
Definitions
- falsetto
Ancestry of “falset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Falsett | falsetto |
| 2 | Italian | falsetto | falsetto (voice) |
| 3 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 4 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 5 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 6 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 7 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 8 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |