Where does “flamingo” come from?
flamingo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish flamenco, 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.
flamingo (Portuguese): flamingo
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Words derived from “flamingo”