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

Definitions

  1. scythe

Ancestry of “falĉilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofalĉito mow, reap
2Italianfalciareto mow, scythe, slash, harvest; to mow down,...
3Vulgar Latinfalciare—
4Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Vulgar Latin falciare →