Where does “flicker” come from?

Flicker comes from English flick, Chinese 兒, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -are, Latin -arius, Latin -us, and Proto-Italic -os.

flicker (English): An unsteady flash of light; A short moment; To...

Definitions

  1. An unsteady flash of light; A short moment; To...

Ancestry of “flicker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflikerento flutter
2Old Englishflicerianto flutter

Words derived from “flicker

Every word from Old English flicerian
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