Where does “flama” come from?

flama (Portuguese) comes from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

flama (Portuguese): flame; liveliness, ardor

Definitions

  1. flame; liveliness, ardor

Ancestry of “flama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflammaflame, fire
2Latinflāgrāre—
3Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
4Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “flama”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- →Every word from Proto-Italic frāgrāō →