Where does “falx” come from?

falx (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

falx (Latin): sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls

Definitions

  1. sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls

Ancestry of “falx”, step by step

falx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European dʰelg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

via Proto-Indo-European dhalk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandhalk-—

Words derived from “falx”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →