Where does “falcon” come from?
falcon (Old Portuguese) 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.
Ancestry of “falcon”, step by step
falcon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin falco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | falco | falcon |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | falkō | falcon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 5 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Latin falcōnem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | falcōnem | — |