Where does “flatulist” come from?
flatulist (English) comes from English flatulence, from French flatulence, from French flatulent, from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
flatulist (English): An entertainer whose routine consists solely or...
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- An entertainer whose routine consists solely or...
Ancestry of “flatulist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flatulence | The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped ... |
| 2 | French | flatulence | flatulence |
| 3 | French | flatulent | flatulent |
| 4 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 5 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 6 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 7 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |