Where does “фламинго” come from?
фламинго (Macedonian) comes from Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamenco, from Old Occitan flamenc, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.
фламинго (Macedonian): flamingo
Definitions
- flamingo
Ancestry of “фламинго”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | flamingo | flamingo bird |
| 2 | Spanish | flamenco | Flemish; flamenco; insolent, cheeky |
| 3 | Old Occitan | flamenc | flame colored |
| 4 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 5 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |