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Where does “flamenco” come from?

flamenco (Finnish) comes from Spanish flamenco, from Old Occitan flamenc, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

flamenco (Finnish): flamenco

Definitions

  1. flamenco

Ancestry of “flamenco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishflamencoFlemish; flamenco; insolent, cheeky
2Old Occitanflamencflame colored
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre—
5Latinfrāgrō—
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →