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Where does “flambe” come from?

flambe (Middle English) comes from Middle English flawme, from Middle English flaume, from Old French flamble, from Latin flammula, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō — to smell.

flambe (Middle English): Alternative form of flawme; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of flawme; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “flambe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishflawmeA flame; a visible tongue of gas and vapour...
2Middle EnglishflaumeAlternative form of flawme; Alternative form of...
3Old Frenchflamble—
4Latinflammula—
5Latinflammaflame, fire
6Latinflāgrāre—
7Latinfrāgrō—
8Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →