Where does “falce” come from?

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

falce (Italian): scythe (larger tool than sickle); sickle (smaller tool than scythe)

Definitions

  1. scythe (larger tool than sickle); sickle (smaller tool than scythe)

Ancestry of “falce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “falce”

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