Where does “falcate” come from?
falcate (Italian) comes from Italian falcato, from Latin falcatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
falcate (Italian): plural of falcata; plural of falcato
Definitions
- plural of falcata; plural of falcato
Ancestry of “falcate”, step by step
falcate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian falcato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | falcato | sickle-shaped; crescent-shaped; horned |
| 2 | Latin | falcatus | curved, hooked, sickle-shaped; armed with scythes... |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Italian falcata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | falcata | stride; feminine singular of falcato |