Where does “falsear” come from?

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

falsear (Portuguese): to fake; to falsify

Definitions

  1. to fake; to falsify

Ancestry of “falsear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefalsofalse; untrue; not factual; wrong; false;...
2Old Portuguesefalso
3Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
4Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallōEvery word from Latin falsus
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