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Where does “flamber” come from?

flamber (French) comes from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

flamber (French): to flame, flambé; to squander money, especially...

Definitions

  1. to flame, flambé; to squander money, especially...

Ancestry of “flamber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “flamber”

  • flamboyant
  • flambeaux
  • flamboyantly
  • flambeau
  • flambé
  • unflamboyant
  • flamboyer
  • unflamboyantly
  • flambe
  • flambear
  • flambeau
  • flambeaux
  • flamboyant
  • flambeur
  • flamboyer
  • flamboiement
  • flambé
  • flamber
  • flambard
  • flamboyamment
  • flambe
  • flambage
  • flamboyant
  • flambieren
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