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    The word "false" originated in Old French and Latin, with the Latin root "falsus" meaning deceived or erroneous. It was adopted into other Germanic languages but only English came to primarily use it in the sense of "deceitful." The word has been used since around 1200 AD and is related to the word "falsely."

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    The word "false" originated in Old French and Latin, with the Latin root "falsus" meaning deceived or erroneous. It was adopted into other Germanic languages but only English came to primarily use it in the sense of "deceitful." The word has been used since around 1200 AD and is related to the word "falsely."

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    The word "false" originated in Old French and Latin, with the Latin root "falsus" meaning deceived or erroneous. It was adopted into other Germanic languages but only English came to primarily use it in the sense of "deceitful." The word has been used since around 1200 AD and is related to the word "falsely."

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    Word Origin & History

    false c.1200, from O.Fr. fals, faus, from L. falsus "deceived,


    erroneous, mistaken," pp. of fallere "deceive, disappoint," of uncertain
    origin. Adopted into other Gmc. languages (cf. Ger. falsch, Dan.
    falsk), though English is the only one in which the active sense of
    "deceitful" (a secondary sense in L.) has predominated. Related:
    Falsely. Falsies "padded bras

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