Where does “Buonafalce” come from?

Buonafalce (Italian) comes from Italian falce, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

Ancestry of “Buonafalce”, step by step

Buonafalce traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian falce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfalcescythe (larger tool than sickle); sickle (smaller tool than scythe)
2Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

via Italian [[buono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian[[buono

via Italian buona]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbuona]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg-
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