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Where does “suplefaltas” come from?

suplefaltas (Spanish) comes from Spanish falta, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

suplefaltas (Spanish): fall guy; scapegoat

Definitions

  1. fall guy; scapegoat

Ancestry of “suplefaltas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfaltalack, shortage; fault; feminine singular of falto
2Vulgar Latinfallitashortcoming
3Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
4Latinfallō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
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