Etymology Explorer › ItalianWhere does “frangiflutti” come from? frangiflutti (Italian) comes from Italian flutto, from Latin fluctus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
frangiflutti (Italian): breakwater; bulwark; groyne, groin
Definitions breakwater; bulwark; groyne, groin Ancestry of “frangiflutti”, step by step frangiflutti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian flutto Step Language Word Meaning 1 Italian flutto wave; The sea 2 Latin fluctus a wave, billow 3 Latin fluō to flow, stream, pour 4 Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- to bleat 5 Proto-Indo-European bʰel- to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... 6 Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- —
via Italian frangere Step Language Word Meaning 1 Italian frangere to break; to press or crush 2 Latin frangere second-person singular future passive indicative... 3 Latin frangō to break, shatter 4 Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- to shine, shimmer