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Where does “flaume” come from?

flaume (Middle English) comes from Old French flamble, from Latin flammula, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “flaume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflamble—
2Latinflammula—
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre—
5Latinfrāgrō—
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “flaume”

  • flame
  • flames
  • flaming
  • aflame
  • flameproof
  • flameless
  • flamelet
  • flamelike
  • flameout
  • flamer
  • flamingly
  • candleflame
  • flamethrowing
  • flamelight
  • flameful
  • flamework
  • preflame
  • flamelessly
  • reflame
  • flamage
  • hearthflame
  • flamebait
  • flameproofer
  • flameage
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