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Where does “flammeus” come from?

flammeus (Latin) comes 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.

flammeus (Latin): flaming, fiery; flame-colored

Definitions

  1. flaming, fiery; flame-colored

Ancestry of “flammeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflammaflame, fire
2Latinflāgrāre—
3Latinfrāgrō—
4Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “flammeus”

  • flammeous
  • flammeum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →