Where does “forficō” come from?

forficō (Latin) comes from Latin forfex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ-.

forficō (Latin): to shear; to cut with shears or scissors

Definitions

  1. to shear; to cut with shears or scissors

Ancestry of “forficō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforfexpair of shears or scissors
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrdʰ-—

Words derived from “forficō”

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