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Where does “faltar” come from?

faltar (Spanish) comes from Latin fallitāre, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

faltar (Spanish): to be lacking, lack, not have; to remain; to be...

Definitions

  1. to be lacking, lack, not have; to remain; to be...

Ancestry of “faltar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfallitāre—
2Latinfallō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “faltar”

  • palta
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