Where does “flute” come from?

flute (Italian) comes from French flûte, from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...

flute (Italian): flute type of glass

Definitions

  1. flute type of glass

Ancestry of “flute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchflûteflute; blow!, drat!
2Old FrenchfleüteAlternative form of fleute
3Italianflautoflute; recorder
4Old Occitanflaütflute musical instrument
5Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
6Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...
Every word from Latin flare →Every word from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum →Every word from Old Occitan flaüt →