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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...
3Latinfallō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “falso”

  • palsu
  • palsu
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