Where does “Flash” come from?
Flash comes from Middle English flasshen and flasken, from Frankish flaska, Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, and Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, plek-, and pel-.
Flash (English): A multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages
Definitions
- A multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages
Ancestry of “Flash”, step by step
Flash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English flasshen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flasshen | — |
via Middle English flashe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flashe | — |