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Where does “Flamingo” come from?

Flamingo (German) comes from Spanish flamengo, from Old Occitan flamenc, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

Flamingo (German): flamingo

Definitions

  1. flamingo

Ancestry of “Flamingo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishflamengoflame colored
2Old Occitanflamencflame colored
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre—
5Latinfrāgrō—
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “Flamingo”

  • flamingo
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