Where does “forbici” come from?

forbici (Italian) comes from Latin forficis, from Latin forfex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ-.

forbici (Italian): scissors; shears

Definitions

  1. scissors; shears

Ancestry of “forbici”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforficisgenitive singular of forfex; shears
2Latinforfexpair of shears or scissors
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrdʰ-—

Words derived from “forbici”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ- →Every word from Latin forfex →Every word from Latin forficis →
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