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falx.

sickle, scythe

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfaɫks]Classical-Latin[ˈfalks]

  1. sickle, scythe

    declension-3 · feminine

  2. a hook used to pull down walls

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- (“to sting; needle”), whence also Proto-Celtic *delgos (“needle; pin”), Proto-Germanic *dalkaz (“pin, brooch; dagger”), Lithuanian dilgùs (“stinging, burning”), dilgėlė̃, di̇̀lgė f (“nettle”), di̇̀lgti, di̇̀lgstu (“to be stung by nettles”), dal̃gis (“scythe”). Both the -a- and the -c- are unexpected, however, which might suggest a borrowing from a neighbouring Indo-European language of Italy.

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