Where does “falto” come from?
falto (Spanish) comes from Spanish faltar, from Latin fallitāre, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
falto (Spanish): lacking, deficient; stupid
Definitions
- lacking, deficient; stupid
Ancestry of “falto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | faltar | to be lacking, lack, not have; to remain; to be... |
| 2 | Latin | fallitāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “falto”