Where does “fallescere” come from?

fallescere (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin fallo, from Proto-Italic falsō.

fallescere (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *fallēscō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *fallēscō

Ancestry of “fallescere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfalloI deceive, trick, cheat, disappoint; I mistake,...
2Proto-Italicfalsō—
Every word from Proto-Italic falsō →Every word from Latin fallo →