Where does “flamen” come from?

flamen (English) comes from Latin flāmen, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flamen (English): a priest devoted to the service of a particular...

Definitions

  1. a priest devoted to the service of a particular...

Ancestry of “flamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflāmenpriest, flamen
2Latinflōto breathe, blow
3Proto-Italicflāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flamen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →