Where does “flascon” come from?
flascon (Middle French) comes from Old French flascon, from Latin flascōnem, from Latin flascō, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
flascon (Middle French): flask
Definitions
- flask
Ancestry of “flascon”, step by step
flascon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French flascon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | flascon | flask apparatus for transporting liquids |
| 2 | Latin | flascōnem | — |
| 3 | Latin | flascō | bottle |
| 4 | Frankish | flaska | bottle, flask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |