Etymology of the French word faillir
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-Date
The earliest known usage of faillir in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
failli,
défaillir,
faux,
defaillirDerivations in other languages
Anglo-Norman
failer, English
failCognates
Catalan
falir, Italian
fallire, Portuguese
falir, Provençal
falhirUsage
Word found in Old French
