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Where does “flamengo” come from?

flamengo (Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan flamenc, 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.

flamengo (Portuguese): Flemish; someone from Flanders; Alternative form...

Definitions

  1. Flemish; someone from Flanders; Alternative form...

Ancestry of “flamengo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanflamencflame colored
2Latinflammaflame, fire
3Latinflāgrāre—
4Latinfrāgrō—
5Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “flamengo”

  • Flamingo
  • flamenguista
  • flamingo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →