Where does “falcate” come from?

falcate (English) comes from Latin falcatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

falcate (English): Shaped like a sickle

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a sickle

Ancestry of “falcate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalcatuscurved, hooked, sickle-shaped; armed with scythes...
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “falcate”

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