Where does “falcon” come from?

falcon (Old Occitan) comes from Late Latin falco, from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

falcon (Old Occitan): falcon

Definitions

  1. falcon

Ancestry of “falcon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfalcofalcon
2Proto-West Germanicfalkōfalcon
3Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpólhalf
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “falcon”

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