Where does “forbici” come from?
forbici (Italian) comes from Latin forficis, from Latin forfex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ-.
forbici (Italian): scissors; shears
Ancestry of “forbici”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | forficis | genitive singular of forfex; shears |
| 2 | Latin | forfex | pair of shears or scissors |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrdʰ- | — |
Words derived from “forbici”