Where does “фальцет” come from?
фальцет (Russian) comes from German Falsett, from Italian falsetto, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō — to bend; to lie, deceive.
фальцет (Russian): falsetto
Definitions
- falsetto
Ancestry of “фальцет”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Falsett | falsetto |
| 2 | Italian | falsetto | falsetto (voice) |
| 3 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 4 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 5 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 6 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 7 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 8 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |