Where does “fiasco” come from?
Fiasco comes from Italian fiasco, from Latin flasco, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, plek-, ultimately from pel-.
fiasco (English): A sudden or unexpected failure; A ludicrous or...
Definitions
- A sudden or unexpected failure; A ludicrous or...
Ancestry of “fiasco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fiasco | flask; fiasco; flagon |
| 2 | Late Latin | flasco | bottle |
| 3 | Latin | flasca | small cask |
| 4 | Frankish | flaska | bottle, flask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |