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Where does “flō” come from?

flō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “flō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicflāō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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