Where does “faucille” come from?

faucille (French) comes from Old French falcille, from Late Latin falcicula, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

faucille (French): sickle; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. sickle; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “faucille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfalcille—
2Late Latinfalcicula—
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “faucille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Late Latin falcicula →