falível

Portuguese

adj

Definitions

fallible capable of making mistakes or being wrong

Etymology

Derived from Latin fallibilis, fallō (I cause to fall, I deceive, lead into error, disappoint, trip, trick, cheat).

Origin

Latin

fallō

Gloss

I cause to fall, I deceive, lead into error, disappoint, trip, trick, cheat

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*fallitāre Latin
*falliō Latin
falla Latin
fallere Latin
fallibilis Latin
fallō Latin
refello Latin
fallibile Italian
faille French
falible Spanish, Castilian
fallible Middle English
faille Old French
fal·lible Catalan, Valencian
falible Galician
fāła Vilamovian