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Where does “fêler” come from?

fêler (French) comes from Latin fagellare, from Latin flagellō, from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

fêler (French): to crack

Definitions

  1. to crack

Ancestry of “fêler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfagellare—
2Latinflagellō—
3Latinflagellumwhip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;...
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “fêler”

  • fêlure
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