Fail

Morpheme

Fail

Type

free base

Denotation

unsuccessful, cease, end, deceive, disappoint, neglect

Etymology

Middle English failen; Anglo-Norman faillir; Old French faillir; Vulgar Latin *fallire; Latin fallere

Evidence

fail, failable, failback, failed, failing, failover, failproof, fails, failsafe, failsoft, failtastic, failure, failureless, failureproof, failures, microfailure, nonfailure, postfailure, unfailable, unfailing

See Also

Fall, False, Fault