Falconry
/ˈfɔːlkənri/noun
The sport or practice of training falcons and other birds of prey to hunt.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *falco*, likely named for the falcon’s curved talons or beak, and the practice became a status symbol so elite that medieval rulers treated it like living weaponry.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhel-
“to bend, curve, or swell”
Latin
Latin
falx
“a sickle or curved blade”
Latin
Latin
falco
“a falcon”
Old French
OF
faulconerie
“the practice of keeping and training falcons”
Middle English
ME
fauconrie
“falcon-keeping or falcon training”
Modern English
English
falconry
“the sport or practice of hunting with trained falcons”