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...
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- A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as...
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