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Where does “floscezza” come from?

floscezza (Italian) comes from Italian floscio, from Spanish flojo, from Latin fluxus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

floscezza (Italian): limpness, floppiness; flaccidity

Definitions

  1. limpness, floppiness; flaccidity

Ancestry of “floscezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianflosciofloppy, soft; flabby, flaccid; weak
2Spanishflojoloose; lazy; weak
3Latinfluxusflow; flux; flowing, fluid
4Latinfluō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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