Where does “falconry” come from?
falconry (English) comes from French fauconnerie, from French faucon, from Middle French faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falco, from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
falconry (English): The sport of hunting by using trained birds of...
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- The sport of hunting by using trained birds of...
Ancestry of “falconry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fauconnerie | falconry |
| 2 | French | faucon | falcon |
| 3 | Middle French | faulcon | falcon |
| 4 | Old French | falcun | Alternative form of faucon |
| 5 | Late Latin | falco | falcon |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | falkō | falcon |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 9 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |