Where does “floccus” come from?

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

floccus (English): A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts...

Definitions

  1. A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts...

Ancestry of “floccus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
2Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
3Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →