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Where does “flamma” come from?

flamma (Latin) comes from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

flamma (Latin): flame, fire

Definitions

  1. flame, fire

Ancestry of “flamma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflāgrāre—
2Latinfrāgrō—
3Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “flamma”

  • flame
  • flames
  • inflammation
  • flaming
  • flamboyant
  • lama
  • inflame
  • inflammable
  • aflame
  • llama
  • inflaming
  • flamingo
  • flambeaux
  • flamboyantly
  • flambeau
  • oriflamme
  • neuroinflammation
  • flameproof
  • flameless
  • flamelet
  • flamelike
  • flamy
  • lamasery
  • flameout
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