English
falx
Falx comes from Latin falx ‘sickle’, 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’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰelg-‘to sting’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfalx‘sickle’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin falx ‘sickle’
Today it means
noun A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- / falx