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Where does “flatour” come from?

flatour (English) comes from Old French flatour, from Old French flater, from Frankish flat, from Proto-Germanic flatą, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

flatour (English): A flatterer

Definitions

  1. A flatterer

Ancestry of “flatour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflatour—
2Old Frenchflaterto flatter; to seduce with words
3Frankishflatpalm, flat of the hand; flat
4Proto-Germanicflatą—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—
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