Where does “flipple” come from?

flipple (English) comes from English Le, from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.

flipple (English): To flip, flop, or fumble repeatedly

Definitions

  1. To flip, flop, or fumble repeatedly

Ancestry of “flipple”, step by step

flipple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Le

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLethe
2Frenchlébreadth, width; strip, length
3Frenchmoinemonk
4Middle Frenchmoinemonk
5Old Frenchmoniemonk
6Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul

via English Flip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFlipA Filipino; a person who is of Filipino...
2EnglishfillipThe action of holding the tip of a finger against...
3Middle Englishfilippento make a signal or sound with thumb and right...
4Middle Englishflappento flap, clap, slap, strike
Every word from Latin monicus →Every word from Old French monie →Every word from Middle French moine →