Where does “flota” come from?

flota (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *flotō, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flota (Old English): sailor; ship

Definitions

  1. sailor; ship

Ancestry of “flota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*flotō—
2Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flota”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutô →