Where does “forbice” come from?
forbice (Italian) comes from Latin forfex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ-.
forbice (Italian): scissor
Ancestry of “forbice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | forfex | pair of shears or scissors |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrdʰ- | — |