Where does “falchion” come from?
falchion (English) comes from Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon, from Vulgar Latin falcionem, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.
falchion (English): A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of...
Definitions
- A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of...
Ancestry of “falchion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fauchoun | — |
| 2 | Old French | fauchon | falchion |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | falcionem | — |
| 4 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |
Words derived from “falchion”