Latin

fallo

‘deceive, cheat, escape notice of’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin fallo.

17 English words in this record descend from Latin fallo, most familiar first.

• failure ← failer ← falir ← *fallīre
• fault ← faute ← faute ← *fallita ← falsus
• false ← fals ← falsus
• default ← defaut ← defaute
• falsely ← falsly ← fals ← fals ← falsus
• faux ← faulx ← fals ← falsus
• fallacy ← fallaci ← fallace ← fallācia ← fallāx
• falsetto ← falso ← falsus
• fallacious ← fallacieux ← fallācia ← fallāx
• fallible ← fallibilis
• falsify ← falsifier ← falsificāre ← falsificus ← falsus
• falsity ← fausseté ← falsitas ← falsus

More words from fallo

• fallax
• falsum
• falsary
• failance
• refel
• fail

Etymograph / Latin fallo