Where does “forficare” come from?

forficare (Late Latin) comes from Latin forfico, from Latin forfex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ-.

Ancestry of “forficare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforficoto shear; to cut with shears or scissors
2Latinforfexpair of shears or scissors
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ- →Every word from Latin forfex →Every word from Latin forfico →
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