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Where does “flouer” come from?

flouer (French) comes from Latin fraudo, from Latin fraus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

flouer (French): to swindle, con

Definitions

  1. to swindle, con

Ancestry of “flouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfraudoI cheat, defraud, swindle; I embezzle
2LatinfrausA cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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