Where does “flute-player” come from?

flute-player (English) comes from English flute, from Middle English fleute, from Old French flaüte, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...

flute-player (English): Someone who plays a flute

Definitions

  1. Someone who plays a flute

Ancestry of “flute-player”, step by step

flute-player traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfluteA woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a...
2Middle EnglishfleuteAlternative form of floute
3Old Frenchflaüte—
4Old Occitanflaütflute musical instrument
5Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
6Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...

via English player

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplayerOne that plays; One who is playful; one without...
2Middle EnglishpleyerOne who makes entertainment for themselves; One...
3Old Englishpleġereplayer, athlete, wrestler
Every word from Latin flare →Every word from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum →Every word from Old Occitan flaüt →