Where does “flad” come from?

flad (Romansch) comes from Latin flatus, from Latin flo, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flad (Romansch): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “flad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflatusblowing, breathing, snorting; breath; breeze;...
2LatinfloI breathe, blow
3Proto-Italicflāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →