Where does “falĉi” come from?

falĉi (Esperanto) comes from Italian falciare, from Vulgar Latin falciare, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

falĉi (Esperanto): to mow, reap

Definitions

  1. to mow, reap

Ancestry of “falĉi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfalciareto mow, scythe, slash, harvest; to mow down,...
2Vulgar Latinfalciare—
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “falĉi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Vulgar Latin falciare →