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Where does “fluit” come from?

fluit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch floite, from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...

fluit (Dutch): flute or the sound it creates; a whistle; organ...

Definitions

  1. flute or the sound it creates; a whistle; organ...

Ancestry of “fluit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfloite—
2Old FrenchfleüteAlternative form of fleute
3Italianflautoflute; recorder
4Old Occitanflaüt—
5Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
6Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...

Words derived from “fluit”

  • dwarsfluit
  • fluitschip
Every word from Latin flare →