Where does “faûcillon” come from?

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

faûcillon (Norman): small sickle

Definitions

  1. small sickle

Ancestry of “faûcillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanfaûcil'yesickle
2Old Frenchfalcille—
3Late Latinfalcicula—
4Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Late Latin falcicula →