Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “fleute” come from?

fleute (Middle English) comes from Old French flaüte, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...

fleute (Middle English): Alternative form of floute

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of floute

Ancestry of “fleute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflaüte—
2Old Occitanflaüt—
3Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
4Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...

Words derived from “fleute”

  • flute
  • fluted
  • fluty
  • flutelike
  • unfluted
  • flutey
  • fluter
  • flutiness
  • nonfluted
  • fluteless
  • flutily
  • flutemouth
  • fliúit
  • fliúiteadóir
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