Where does “floccipendo” come from?
floccipendo (Latin) comes from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
floccipendo (Latin): To take; To consider
Definitions
- To take; To consider
Ancestry of “floccipendo”, step by step
floccipendo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin floccus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 2 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Latin pendēre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 2 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |