Where does “fauciller” come from?

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

fauciller (French): to sickle

Definitions

  1. to sickle

Ancestry of “fauciller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfaucillesickle; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Frenchfalcille—
3Late Latinfalcicula—
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 Late Latin falcicula →