Where does “flacon” come from?
flacon (French) comes from Middle French flascon, from Old French flascon, from Latin flascōnem, from Latin flascō, 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.
flacon (French): vial, flacon
Definitions
- vial, flacon
Ancestry of “flacon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | flascon | flask |
| 2 | Old French | flascon | flask apparatus for transporting liquids |
| 3 | Latin | flascōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | flascō | bottle |
| 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 |