Where does “flatulence” come from?
Flatulence comes from French flatulence, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, bʰel-, bʰleh₃-, and bʰel-.
flatulence (English): The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart
Definitions
- The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart
Ancestry of “flatulence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | flatulence | flatulence |
| 2 | French | flatulent | flatulent |
| 3 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 4 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 5 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 6 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |