Where does “fallire” come from?

fallire (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

Ancestry of “fallire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fallire”

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