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Where does “flayre” come from?

flayre (Middle English) comes from Old French flair, from Old French flairier, from Latin flāgrō, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

flayre (Middle English): A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; An...

Definitions

  1. A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; An...

Ancestry of “flayre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflairsmell; odor; sense of smell
2Old Frenchflairierto smell
3Latinflāgrō—
4Latinfrāgrō—
5Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “flayre”

  • flair
  • flairless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →