Where does “flātō” come from?

flātō (Latin) comes from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flātō (Latin): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “flātō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflōto breathe, blow
2Proto-Italicflāō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flātō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →
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