Where does “flamethrowing” come from?
flamethrowing (English) comes from English flame, from Middle English flawme, from Middle English flaume, from Old French flamble, from Latin flammula, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō — to smell.
flamethrowing (English): Throwing out flames
Ancestry of “flamethrowing”, 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 |