Where does “flames” come from?

flames (Catalan) comes from Catalan flama, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

flames (Catalan): plural of flama

Definitions

plural of flama

Ancestry of “flames”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	flama	flame
2	Latin	flamma	flame, fire
3	Latin	flāgrāre	—
4	Latin	frāgrō	to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
5	Proto-Italic	frāgrāō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰreh₂gro-	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰreh₂g-	to smell

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- →Every word from Proto-Italic frāgrāō →