Etymology of the English word falsework
the English word
falseworkderived from the English word
falsederived 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-derived from the English word
workderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*werg-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*werkanUsage
Word found in Modern English