Where does “falcon” come from?
Falcon comes from Middle English falcon, from Old French falcun, from Latin falco, a bird of prey used in hunting.
falcon (English): Any bird of the genus "Falco", all of which are...
Definitions
- Any bird of the genus "Falco", all of which are...
Ancestry of “falcon”, step by step
falcon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English falcon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | falcon | Alternative form of faucoun |
| 2 | Middle English | faucoun | A peregrine falcon or any other bird of prey... |
| 3 | Old French | falcun | Alternative form of faucon |
| 4 | Late Latin | falco | falcon |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | falkō | falcon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 8 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Middle English faulcon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | faulcon | Alternative form of faucoun |