Where does “falto” come from?

falto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese falta, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

falto (Portuguese): in need

Definitions

in need

Ancestry of “falto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	falta	lack; absence; truancy; fault
2	Vulgar Latin	fallita	shortcoming
3	Latin	falsus	deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
4	Latin	fallō	to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰwel-	to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “falto”

फ़ालतू
فالتو
फालतू
پالتو
faaltú

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Latin falsus →