Etymology of the French word faucon
the Old French word
fauconderived from the Latin word
falcoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-Date
The earliest known usage of faucon in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
fauconnerie,
fauconnière,
fauconneau,
girfaut,
fauconnierDerivations in other languages
English
falconCognates
English
falcon, German
Falke, Italian
falcone, Spanish
halcon, Yiddish
falkUsage
Word found in Old French
