Where does “falciatura” come from?

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

falciatura (Italian): reaping; mowing

Definitions

  1. reaping; mowing

Ancestry of “falciatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfalciareto mow, scythe, slash, harvest; to mow down,...
2Vulgar Latinfalciare—
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Vulgar Latin falciare →