Where does “flechette” come from?
flechette (English) comes from French fléchette, from French flèche, from Middle French fleche, from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish fliukkija, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
flechette (English): A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as...
Definitions
- A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as...
Ancestry of “flechette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fléchette | dart |
| 2 | French | flèche | arrow; spire; jib |
| 3 | Middle French | fleche | arrow |
| 4 | Old French | fleche | arrow |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *fleccia | — |
| 6 | Frankish | fliukkija | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |