Where does “flēō” come from?

flēō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flēō (Proto-Italic): weep, cry

Definitions

  1. weep, cry

Ancestry of “flēō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flēō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →
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