Where does “flet” come from?
flet (Polish) comes from Middle High German [[floit]], [[flöute]], [[vloite]], from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...
flet (Polish): flute
Definitions
- flute
Ancestry of “flet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | [[floit]], [[flöute]], [[vloite]] | — |
| 2 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 3 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 4 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 6 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |