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Where does “faucheur” come from?

faucheur (French) comes from French faucher, from Latin falcāre, from Latin falcō, from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

faucheur (French): A scyther; harvestman; daddy longlegs

Definitions

  1. A scyther; harvestman; daddy longlegs

Ancestry of “faucheur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfaucherto mow, to :reap; to run over, to knock down
2Latinfalcāre—
3Latinfalcō—
4Proto-West Germanicfalkōfalcon
5Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
7Slovincianpól—
8Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
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