Where does “fletniarz” come from?
fletniarz (Polish) comes from Polish fletnia, from Polish flet, 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...
Ancestry of “fletniarz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | fletnia | small, simple folk instrument, usually made of fresh willow bark, typically a kind of short folk pipe |
| 2 | Polish | flet | flute |
| 3 | Middle High German | [[floit]], [[flöute]], [[vloite]] | — |
| 4 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 5 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 6 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 8 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |