Where does “flotó” come from?

flotó (Catalan) comes from Catalan flota, from French flotte, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “flotó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanflotacrowd; fleet
2Frenchflottefleet; water; rain
3Old Frenchflotefleet
4Old Norseflotifleet
5Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-
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