Where does “cotton fioc” come from?
cotton fioc (Italian) comes from Italian fiocco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
cotton fioc (Italian): Q-tip, cotton swab
Ancestry of “cotton fioc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fiocco | bow, ribbon, knot; flock, tuft; flake, snowflake |
| 2 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 3 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |