Where does “fălcariță” come from?

fălcariță (Romanian) comes from Romanian falcă, from Romanian fălci, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

fălcariță (Romanian): tetanus

Definitions

  1. tetanus

Ancestry of “fălcariță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfalcăjaw
2Romanianfălci—
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Romanian fălci →