Where does “forfeca” come from?

forfeca (Romanian) comes from Latin forfex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ-.

forfeca (Romanian): to cut with scissors; to shred, tear

Definitions

  1. to cut with scissors; to shred, tear

Ancestry of “forfeca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforfexpair of shears or scissors
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrdʰ-—

Words derived from “forfeca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ- →Every word from Latin forfex →