Where does “fiasco” come from?

fiasco (Italian) comes from Late Latin flasco, from Latin flasca, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fiasco (Italian): flask; fiasco; flagon

Definitions

  1. flask; fiasco; flagon

Ancestry of “fiasco”, step by step

fiasco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin flasco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinflascobottle
2Latinflascasmall cask
3Frankishflaskabottle, flask
4Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
5Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Latin flascō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflascōbottle

Words derived from “fiasco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →