Where does “unflocked” come from?
unflocked (English) comes from English flocked, from English flock, from Middle English flok, from Old French floc, from Late Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
unflocked (English): Not flocked; Having straight, flat ends
Definitions
- Not flocked; Having straight, flat ends
Ancestry of “unflocked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flocked | simple past tense and past participle of flock;... |
| 2 | English | flock | A large number of birds, especially those... |
| 3 | Middle English | flok | tuft of wool |
| 4 | Old French | floc | tuft of wool |
| 5 | Late Latin | floccus | tuft of wool; tuft, wisp of wool |
| 6 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |