Where does “flet” come from?
flet (Latin) comes from Latin fleo, from Proto-Italic flēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
flet (Latin): third-person singular present active indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular present active indicative...
Ancestry of “flet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fleo | I weep, cry; I lament, grieve for |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | flēō | weep, cry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |