Etymology of the Latin word falsus
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-Derivations in Latin
falsificare,
falsare,
falsarius,
falsitasDerivations in other languages
English
false, French
faux, Italian
falso, Portuguese
falso, Romanian
fals, Spanish
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