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Where does “fiammella” come from?

fiammella (Italian) comes from Italian fiamma, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

fiammella (Italian): Diminutive of fiamma; small flame; light

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of fiamma; small flame; light

Ancestry of “fiammella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfiammaflame; pennant, pennon; flash
2Latinflammaflame, fire
3Latinflāgrāre—
4Latinfrāgrō—
5Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →