Where does “falso” come from?

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

falso (Portuguese): false; untrue; not factual; wrong; false;...

Definitions

  1. false; untrue; not factual; wrong; false;...

Ancestry of “falso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “falso

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallōEvery word from Latin falsus
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