Where does “forfex” come from?

forfex (English) comes from Latin forfex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ-.

forfex (English): A pair of shears

Definitions

  1. A pair of shears

Ancestry of “forfex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforfexpair of shears or scissors
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ- →Every word from Latin forfex →
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