Where does “falĉilo” come from?
falĉilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto falĉi, from Italian falciare, from Vulgar Latin falciare, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.
falĉilo (Esperanto): scythe
Ancestry of “falĉilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | falĉi | — |
| 2 | Italian | falciare | to mow, scythe, slash, harvest; to mow down,... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | falciare | — |
| 4 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |