1. Etymology of the English word fail
the English word
failderived from the Old French word
faillirderived from the Latin root
*fallirederived from the Latin word
fallere (deceive; slip by; disappoint)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Derivations in English
failing,
failedCognates
Dutch
falen, German
fehlen, Norwegian
feile, Swedish
felaUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word fail
derived from the English word
failderived from the Scottish Gaelic word
falUsage
Word found in Modern English
