Where does “sickle” come from?

Sickle comes from Middle English sikel, from Old English sicol, from Proto-Germanic sikilō, from Latin secula, derived from Latin seco meaning to cut, from Proto-Indo-European sek-.

sickle (English): An implement having a semicircular blade and...

Definitions

  1. An implement having a semicircular blade and...

Ancestry of “sickle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsikelA sickle tool for reaping grain
2Old Englishsicolsickle
3Proto-Germanic*sikilu—
4Latinseculaa sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...
5Latinsecōto cut, cut off
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sickle”

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