English
forficate
Forficate comes from Latin forfex ‘shears’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰerdʰ-‘to capture, shear’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*forðomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEforfex‘shears’
- Englishtodayforficate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰerdʰ-‘to capture, shear’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*forðomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEforfex‘shears’
- Englishtodayforficate
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ-
Today it means
adj Deeply forked
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ- / forficate