Where does “flipper” come from?
Flipper comes from English flip, influenced by English fillip, both ultimately deriving from Latin -āre verb endings via Old French -er, with the agent noun suffix from Latin -ārius.
flipper (English): In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat...
Definitions
- In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat...
Ancestry of “flipper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Flip | A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino... |
| 2 | English | fillip | The action of holding the tip of a finger against... |
| 3 | Middle English | filippen | to make a signal or sound with thumb and right... |
| 4 | Middle English | flappen | to flap, clap, slap, strike |
Words derived from “flipper”