Where does “falsifikacija” come from?
falsifikacija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian falsifìkāt, from Latin falsum, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
falsifikacija (Serbo-Croatian): falsification
Definitions
- falsification
Ancestry of “falsifikacija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | falsifìkāt | forgery, counterfeit (object) |
| 2 | Latin | falsum | An untruth, falsehood, fraud, deceit, lie;... |
| 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 |