fallacy

/ˈfæləsi/FA-luh-see

/ˈfæləsi/FA-luh-see

Meaninga deception

Common meaning: a mistaken belief or bad argument

fallto deceiveLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 721 · scan
acynoun ending marking a quality or condition

Journey through time

Latinfallō, fefellī, falsum‘to deceive’
Frenchfallace
Middle Englishfallacesource
Englishfallacy‘a mistaken belief or bad argument’ · today

fall also in: fail false fault default

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin fallō ‘to deceive’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fallō, p. 721 · dictionary scan

Roots

fallō, fefellī, falsum Latin “to deceive”

Related words

default fail false fault

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