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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

  1. Devoid of flair

Ancestry of “flairless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflairA natural or innate talent or aptitude;...
2Middle EnglishflayreA smell or scent; a nasal sensation; An...
3Old Frenchflairsmell; odor; sense of smell
4Old Frenchflairierto smell
5Latinflāgrō—
6Latinfrāgrō—
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →