Where does “flaüte” come from?
flaüte (Old French) comes from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...
Ancestry of “flaüte”, step by step
flaüte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan flaüt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 3 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |
via Old Provencal flaut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Provencal | flaut | — |