Where does “faulta” come from?
faulta (Romanian) comes from Romanian fault, from English fault, from Middle English faulte, from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
faulta (Romanian): to commit a foul play
Definitions
- to commit a foul play
Ancestry of “faulta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | fault | foul |
| 2 | English | fault | A defect; something that detracts from... |
| 3 | Middle English | faulte | — |
| 4 | Old French | faute | fault; error; mistake |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 6 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 7 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |