Where does “flatus” come from?

flatus (English) comes from Latin flātus, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flatus (English): Gas generated in the digestive tract; Expulsion...

Definitions

  1. Gas generated in the digestive tract; Expulsion...

Ancestry of “flatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflātusblowing, breathing, snorting
2Latinflōto breathe, blow
3Proto-Italicflāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flatus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →