Etymology of the Latin word fallacia
the Latin word
fallacia (deceit, trick, stratagem)
derived from the Latin word
fallax (deceitful, treacherous; misleading)
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-Derivations in Latin
fallaciosusDerivations in other languages
French
fallace, French
fallacy, Italian
fallacia, Portuguese
falácia, Spanish
falacia
