Etymology of the English word failure
the English word
failurederived from the English word
failerderived from the Anglo-Norman word
failerderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
