English
falcated
Falcated comes from Latin falcatus ‘sickle-shaped’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- ‘to sting’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰelg-‘to sting’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfalx‘sickle, scythe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfalcatus‘sickle-shaped’
- Englishearliest quotation 1860falcated
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰelg-‘to sting’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfalx‘sickle, scythe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfalcatus‘sickle-shaped’
- Englishearliest quotation 1860falcated
Earliest quotation: 1860, James Emerson Tennent, Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical: “But little inferior to it in size is the…”
Linked words
through Latin falx ‘sickle, scythe’
Today it means
adj Synonym of falcate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- / falcated