Etymology Explorer › EnglishWhere does “flirty” come from? Flirty comes from English flirt, which derives from Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
flirty (English): Flirting, or seeming to flirt
Definitions Flirting, or seeming to flirt Ancestry of “flirty”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 English -y Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... 2 Middle English -y Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... 3 Old English -iġ -y, -ic 4 Proto-West Germanic -g Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... 5 Proto-Germanic -gaz -y 6 Proto-Indo-European -ḱos -y, -ic
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