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
- fiasco, failure
Ancestry of “fiasko”, step by step
fiasko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fiasco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiasco | A sudden or unexpected failure; A ludicrous or... |
| 2 | Italian | fiasco | flask; fiasco; flagon |
| 3 | Late Latin | flasco | bottle |
| 4 | Latin | flasca | small cask |
| 5 | Frankish | flaska | bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via French fiasco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fiasco | fiasco (situation) |