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defalcation (n.)
[defalcation 词源字典]
mid-15c., from Medieval Latin
defalcationem
(nominative
defalcatio
), noun of action from past participle stem of
defalcare
, from
de-
+ Latin
falx
,
falcem
"sickle, scythe, pruning hook" (see
falcate
).
[defalcation etymology, defalcation origin, 英语词源]