Where does “foarfece” come from?
foarfece (Romanian) comes from Latin forfex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ-.
foarfece (Romanian): scissors, pair of scissors; shears
Definitions
- scissors, pair of scissors; shears
Ancestry of “foarfece”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | forfex | pair of shears or scissors |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrdʰ- | — |