Where does “fauchon” come from?

fauchon (English) comes from French fauchon, from Old French fauchon, from Vulgar Latin falcionem, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

fauchon (English): Obsolete form of falchion

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of falchion

Ancestry of “fauchon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfauchonfalchion
2Old Frenchfauchonfalchion
3Vulgar Latinfalcionem—
4Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Vulgar Latin falcionem →