Where does “faulsa” come from?
faulsa (Yola) comes from Irish falsa, from Middle English false, from Old English fals, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
faulsa (Yola): false
Definitions
- false
Ancestry of “faulsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | falsa | false; lazy |
| 2 | Middle English | false | — |
| 3 | Old English | fals | falsehood, fraud, counterfeit; false |
| 4 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 5 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |