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Where does “falco” come from?

falco (Italian) comes from Latin falcō, from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

falco (Italian): hawk, falcon; fierce and astute person;...

Definitions

  1. hawk, falcon; fierce and astute person;...

Ancestry of “falco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalcō—
2Proto-West Germanicfalkōfalcon
3Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpól—
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
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