Where does “fioccoso” come from?

fioccoso (Italian) comes from Late Latin floccosus, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fioccoso (Italian): Resembling a flake or flock

Definitions

Resembling a flake or flock

Ancestry of “fioccoso”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	floccosus	floccose
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →