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

  1. fleet; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “flotta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchflottefleet; water; rain
2Old Frenchflotefleet
3Old Norseflotifleet
4Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flotta”

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