English
falseworkfalsework
From false + work.
A compound of false + work
Latin fallō ‘to deceive’
Latin falsus ‘counterfeit, false’
Old English fals ‘false; fraud’
Middle English false
English false
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
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Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc ‘labor’
Middle English work
English work
Today it means
noun A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
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Etymograph / falsework
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