Where does “antiflatus” come from?
antiflatus (English) comes from English flatus, from Latin flātus, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
antiflatus (English): Serving to prevent flatus
Definitions
- Serving to prevent flatus
Ancestry of “antiflatus”, step by step
antiflatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flatus | Gas generated in the digestive tract; Expulsion... |
| 2 | Latin | flātus | blowing, breathing, snorting |
| 3 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |