Where does “stoomfluit” come from?
stoomfluit (Dutch) comes from Dutch fluit, 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...
stoomfluit (Dutch): steam whistle, as on a steam engine
Definitions
- steam whistle, as on a steam engine
Ancestry of “stoomfluit”, step by step
stoomfluit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch fluit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fluit | flute or the sound it creates; a whistle; organ... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | floite | — |
| 3 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 4 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 5 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 7 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |