Where does “faulx” come from?

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

faulx (Middle French): false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe

Definitions

  1. false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe

Ancestry of “faulx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfauzscythe
2Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “faulx”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Old French fauz →