Where does “flanno” come from?
flanno (English) comes from English flannel, from Middle English flaunneol, from Old French flanelle, from Old French flaine, from Proto-Celtic wlānos, from Proto-Celtic wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
flanno (English): A flannelette shirt
Definitions
- A flannelette shirt
Ancestry of “flanno”, step by step
flanno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flannel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flannel | A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly... |
| 2 | Middle English | flaunneol | — |
| 3 | Old French | flanelle | — |
| 4 | Old French | flaine | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wlānos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wlanā | wool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via English O
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 2 | Middle English | O | — |
| 3 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 4 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |