Where does “flātus” come from?
flātus (Latin) comes from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
flātus (Latin): blowing, breathing, snorting
Definitions
- blowing, breathing, snorting
Ancestry of “flātus”, step by step
flātus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin flō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Latin flare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |