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Where does “floco” come from?

floco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

floco (Portuguese): flake; tuft

Definitions

  1. flake; tuft

Ancestry of “floco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefrocoflock
2Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
3Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
4Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “floco”

  • flocos
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