Where does “freccia” come from?
freccia (Italian) comes from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish fliukkija, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
freccia (Italian): arrow; indicator, blinker, trafficator
Definitions
- arrow; indicator, blinker, trafficator
Ancestry of “freccia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | fleche | arrow |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *fleccia | — |
| 3 | Frankish | fliukkija | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “freccia”