Siculate
/ˈsɪk.jə.lət/noun
Shaped like a small sickle or curved blade, especially in botanical or zoological description.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor, sīcula, was the name for a small sickle, linking the term to the same ancient cutting-root family behind words such as scissors and dissect.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sek-
“to cut”
Classical Latin
Latin
secāre
“to cut”
Classical Latin
Latin
sīcula
“a small sickle or curved cutting tool”
Late Latin
Latin
sīculātus
“sickle-shaped”
Scientific Latin
Latin
siculatus
“having the form of a small sickle”
Modern English
English
siculate
“shaped like a small sickle”