Where does “flétrir” come from?
flétrir (French) comes from Old French flaistre, from Latin flaccidus, from Latin flacceō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
flétrir (French): to wither; to wither, wilt, shrivel; to brand
Definitions
- to wither; to wither, wilt, shrivel; to brand
Ancestry of “flétrir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | flaistre | withered; flaccid; limp; weak; feeble; impotent |
| 2 | Latin | flaccidus | flaccid, flabby, pendulous; languid, feeble, weak |
| 3 | Latin | flacceō | to be flabby or flaccid |
| 4 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |