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
- flame, fire
Ancestry of “flamma”, step by step
flamma traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin flāgrāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
via Proto-Italic flāgmā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | flāgmā | flame |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl̥h₂gmeh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Proto-Indo-European bʰlē-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlē- | to shimmer, gleam, shine; to bloat, swell, bubble |