Where does “faûcil'ye” come from?

faûcil'ye (Norman) comes from Old French falcille, from Late Latin falcicula, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

faûcil'ye (Norman): sickle

Definitions

  1. sickle

Ancestry of “faûcil'ye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfalcille—
2Late Latinfalcicula—
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “faûcil'ye”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Late Latin falcicula →