Where does “flaconaș” come from?
flaconaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian flacon, from French flacon, from Middle French flascon, from Old French flascon, from Latin flascōnem, from Latin flascō, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
flaconaș (Romanian): small vial
Definitions
- small vial
Ancestry of “flaconaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | flacon | small bottle |
| 2 | French | flacon | vial, flacon |
| 3 | Middle French | flascon | flask |
| 4 | Old French | flascon | flask apparatus for transporting liquids |
| 5 | Latin | flascōnem | — |
| 6 | Latin | flascō | bottle |
| 7 | Frankish | flaska | bottle, flask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |