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Etymology of the French word fausset

the Old French word fausset
derived from the Old French word fausser
derived from the Late Latin word falsare (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-
derived from the Provençal word falset
derived from the Provençal word falsar

Derivations in other languages

English faucet

Cognates

Dutch fausset, Dutch -voudig, English falsetto, English -fold, German Falsett, Icelandic falsetta, Swedish falsett

Usage

Word found in Old French



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