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Where does “fiasko” come from?

fiasko (Esperanto) comes from English fiasco, from Italian fiasco, from Late Latin flasco, from Latin flasca, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fiasko (Esperanto): fiasco, failure

Definitions

  1. fiasco, failure

Ancestry of “fiasko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiascoA sudden or unexpected failure; A ludicrous or...
2Italianfiascoflask; fiasco; flagon
3Late Latinflascobottle
4Latinflascasmall cask
5Frankishflaskabottle, flask
6Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
7Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “fiasko”

  • fiasko
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