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

faltar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fallitāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfallitāre—
2Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

via Old Spanish faltar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfaltarto lack

Words derived from “faltar”

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