Etymology of the English word falsetto
the English word
falsettoderived from the Italian word
falsettoderived from the Italian word
falsoderived from the Latin word
falsus (wrong, lying, fictitious)
derived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of falsetto in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
fausset, Dutch
-voudig, English
-fold, French
fausset, German
Falsett, Icelandic
falsetta, Swedish
falsettUsage
Word found in Modern English
