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

  1. third-person singular present active indicative...

Ancestry of “flet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfleoI weep, cry; I lament, grieve for
2Proto-Italicflēōweep, cry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →