Where does “floite” come from?
floite (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...
Ancestry of “floite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 2 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 3 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 5 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |