Where does “fauchon” come from?

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

fauchon (Old French): falchion

Definitions

  1. falchion

Ancestry of “fauchon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fauchon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Vulgar Latin falcionem →