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Where does “falcato” come from?

falcato (Italian) comes from Latin falcatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

falcato (Italian): sickle-shaped; crescent-shaped; horned

Definitions

  1. sickle-shaped; crescent-shaped; horned

Ancestry of “falcato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalcatuscurved, hooked, sickle-shaped; armed with scythes...
2Latin-ātus—
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “falcato”

  • falcate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →