Where does “falciform” come from?

falciform (English) comes from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

falciform (English): Sickle-shaped

Definitions

  1. Sickle-shaped

Ancestry of “falciform”, step by step

falciform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin falx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

via French falciforme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfalciformefalciform

Words derived from “falciform”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →