Where does “floute” come from?
floute (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...
floute (Middle English): A reedless woodwind instrument sounded by air...
Definitions
- A reedless woodwind instrument sounded by air...
Ancestry of “floute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | flaüte | — |
| 2 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 4 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |