Etymology of the English word falsify
the English word
falsifyderived from the Old French word
falsifierderived from the Latin word
falsificare (falsify)
derived 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-using the Latin suffix
-eurderived from the English word
effectorderived from the Latin word
efficere (to bring to pass; bring about; effect, execute)
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-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of falsify in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
falsified,
falsifyingCognates
Dutch
verfalsen, French
falsifier, French
fausser, German
fälschen, Icelandic
falsa, Italian
falsare, Lithuanian
falsifikuoti, Portuguese
falsar, Provençal
falsar, Russian
фальcифициpoвaть, Swedish
förfalskaUsage
Word found in Modern English
