fallible

The story

1. Latin · derived fromfallere“to deceive”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromfallibilis“liable to err, also deceitful”
3. Middle English · inherited fromfallible
4. English todayfallible

From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).

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