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
- flute or the sound it creates; a whistle; organ...
Ancestry of “fluit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | floite | — |
| 2 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 3 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 4 | Old Occitan | flaüt | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 6 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |
Words derived from “fluit”