Words that come from Latin flagellum

130 words across 32 languages descend from Latin flagellum — including flail, flagellum, flagellation, flagellate, flagellin, flagellant, biflagellate, flagellator.

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English (46)

Latin (11)

French (9)

Romanian (8)

Middle English (6)

Italian (5)

Dutch (4)

German (4)

Spanish (4)

Old French (3)

Catalan (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Irish (2)

Portuguese (2)

Old English (2)

Plautdietsch (2)

Tagalog (2)

Translingual (1)

Swedish (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Dalmatian (1)

Ancient Greek (1)

Coptic (1)

Finnish (1)

Old High German (1)

Vulgar Latin (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Thai (1)