Where does “falcata” come from?
falcata (Portuguese) comes from Spanish falcata, from Latin falcatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
falcata (Portuguese): falcata
Ancestry of “falcata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | falcata | falcata |
| 2 | Latin | falcatus | curved, hooked, sickle-shaped; armed with scythes... |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |