Where does “falce” come from?

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

falce (Romanian): old unit of measurement in agriculture...

Definitions

  1. old unit of measurement in agriculture...

Ancestry of “falce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg-Every word from Latin falx
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