Where does “flotta” come from?
flotta (Italian) comes from French flotte, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flotta (Italian): fleet; third-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- fleet; third-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “flotta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | flotte | fleet; water; rain |
| 2 | Old French | flote | fleet |
| 3 | Old Norse | floti | fleet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flutô | A float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |