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Where does “fleturus” come from?

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

fleturus (Latin): about to weep, cry; about to grieve, lament

Definitions

  1. about to weep, cry; about to grieve, lament

Ancestry of “fleturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfleō—
2Proto-Italicflēōweep, cry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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