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Where does “flammeum” come from?

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

flammeum (Latin): an orange bridal veil

Definitions

  1. an orange bridal veil

Ancestry of “flammeum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflammeusflaming, fiery; flame-colored
2Latinflammaflame, fire
3Latinflāgrāre—
4Latinfrāgrō—
5Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →