Where does “flip” come from?
flip (French) comes from English Flip, from English fillip, from Middle English filippen, from Middle English flappen — to flap, clap, slap, strike.
flip (French): a type of alcoholic punch from Normandy, composed...
Definitions
- a type of alcoholic punch from Normandy, composed...
Ancestry of “flip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Flip | A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino... |
| 2 | English | fillip | The action of holding the tip of a finger against... |
| 3 | Middle English | filippen | to make a signal or sound with thumb and right... |
| 4 | Middle English | flappen | to flap, clap, slap, strike |