Where does “fioccuto” come from?

fioccuto (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.

fioccuto (Italian): shaped like a bow or a knot

Definitions

  1. shaped like a bow or a knot

Ancestry of “fioccuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfioccobow, ribbon, knot; flock, tuft; flake, snowflake
2Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
3Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
4Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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