fallible
English
adj
Definitions
- Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fallible derived from Latin fallibilis, fallere (deceive, disappoint, fail).
Origin
Latin
fallere
Gloss
deceive, disappoint, fail
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- fallibilism English
- fallibilist English
- fallibility English
- fallibleness English
- fallibly English
- nonfallible English
- unfallible English
- *fallire Latin
- *fallīre Latin
- fallere Latin
- fallibilis Latin
- fallō Latin
- fallibile Italian
- fallire Italian
- falible Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰāl- Proto-Indo-European
- falível Portuguese
- fallible Middle English
- faillir Old French
- falir Old French
- fal·lible Catalan, Valencian
- falible Galician