Where does “floccose” come from?

floccose (English) comes from Late Latin floccosus, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

floccose (English): Covered or growing in wooly tufts

Definitions

  1. Covered or growing in wooly tufts

Ancestry of “floccose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfloccosusfloccose
2Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
3Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
4Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “floccose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →