Where does “forficate” come from?

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

forficate (English): Deeply forked, like the tails of certain birds

Definitions

  1. Deeply forked, like the tails of certain birds

Ancestry of “forficate”, step by step

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