Where does “fleō” come from?

fleō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic flēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fleō (Latin): to weep, cry

Definitions

  1. to weep, cry

Ancestry of “fleō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicflēōweep, cry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fleō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →