Where does “flaterie” come from?
flaterie (Middle English) comes from Old French flaterie, from Old French flater, from Frankish flat, from Proto-Germanic flatą, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.
Ancestry of “flaterie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | flaterie | — |
| 2 | Old French | flater | to flatter; to seduce with words |
| 3 | Frankish | flat | palm, flat of the hand; flat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flatą | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |
Words derived from “flaterie”