Where does “afflosciamento” come from?
afflosciamento (Italian) comes from Italian afflosciare, from Italian floscio, from Spanish flojo, from Latin fluxus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
afflosciamento (Italian): wilt; floppiness
Definitions
- wilt; floppiness
Ancestry of “afflosciamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | afflosciare | to soften; to make something flabby or limp |
| 2 | Italian | floscio | floppy, soft; flabby, flaccid; weak |
| 3 | Spanish | flojo | loose; lazy; weak |
| 4 | Latin | fluxus | flow; flux; flowing, fluid |
| 5 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |