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Where does “flacula” come from?

flacula (Latin) comes from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

Ancestry of “flacula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaculasmall torch
2Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine

Words derived from “flacula”

  • fiaccola
  • înflăcăra
  • flacără
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