Where does “φανέλα” come from?
φανέλα (Greek) comes from Venetian fanela, from Italian flanella, from French flanelle, from English flannel, from Middle English flaunneol, from Old French flanelle, from Old French flaine, from Proto-Celtic wlānos — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
φανέλα (Greek): flannel
Definitions
- flannel
Ancestry of “φανέλα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venetian | fanela | — |
| 2 | Italian | flanella | flannel |
| 3 | French | flanelle | flannel |
| 4 | English | flannel | A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly... |
| 5 | Middle English | flaunneol | — |
| 6 | Old French | flanelle | — |
| 7 | Old French | flaine | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wlānos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | wlanā | wool |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |