falecer

1. to die
2. (archaic) to be lacking

Pronounced as (IPA)

[faleˈθeɾ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: fallo

Cognate with Portuguese: falecer

Cognate with Spanish: fallecer

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese falescer (“to fail, err; diminish”), derived from falir, from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere. Compare Portuguese falecer, Spanish fallecer.