Where does “flute” come from?
Flute comes from Middle English flote, from Old Occitan flaut, which derives from Proto-Indo-European plew-, ultimately connected to Arabic نُور.
flute (English): A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a...
Definitions
- A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a...
Ancestry of “flute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fleute | Alternative form of floute |
| 2 | Old French | flaüte | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 5 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |