Where does “afflosciare” come from?
afflosciare (Italian) comes 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-.
afflosciare (Italian): to soften; to make something flabby or limp
Definitions
- to soften; to make something flabby or limp
Ancestry of “afflosciare”, step by step
afflosciare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian floscio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | floscio | floppy, soft; flabby, flaccid; weak |
| 2 | Spanish | flojo | loose; lazy; weak |
| 3 | Latin | fluxus | flow; flux; flowing, fluid |
| 4 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |