Where does “flairless” come from?
flairless (English) comes from English flair, from Middle English flayre, from Old French flair, from Old French flairier, from Latin flāgrō, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.
flairless (English): Devoid of flair
Definitions
- Devoid of flair
Ancestry of “flairless”, step by step
flairless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flair | A natural or innate talent or aptitude;... |
| 2 | Middle English | flayre | A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; An... |
| 3 | Old French | flair | smell; odor; sense of smell |
| 4 | Old French | flairier | to smell |
| 5 | Latin | flāgrō | to burn, blaze |
| 6 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |