Where does “flames” come from?
Flames comes from Middle English flaume, from Old French flame, from Latin flamma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, a root meaning to shine or burn.
flames (English): plural of flame; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of flame; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “flames”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flame | The visible part of fire; a stream of burning... |
| 2 | Middle English | flawme | A flame; a visible tongue of gas and vapour... |
| 3 | Middle English | flaume | Alternative form of flawme; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old French | flamble | — |
| 5 | Latin | flammula | — |
| 6 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 7 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | frāgrō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |