Where 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

  1. breakwater; bulwark; groyne, groin

Ancestry of “frangiflutti”, step by step

frangiflutti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian flutto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfluttowave; The sea
2Latinfluctusa wave, billow
3Latinfluōto flow, stream, pour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Italian frangere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfrangereto break; to press or crush
2Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinfrangōto break, shatter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-