Where does “fliúit” come from?

fliúit (Irish) comes from English flute, from Middle English fleute, from Old French flaüte, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...

fliúit (Irish): flute

Definitions

  1. flute

Ancestry of “fliúit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfluteA woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a...
2Middle EnglishfleuteAlternative form of floute
3Old Frenchflaüte—
4Old Occitanflaütflute musical instrument
5Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
6Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...

Words derived from “fliúit”

Every word from Latin flare →Every word from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum →Every word from Old Occitan flaüt →