Where does “flip” come from?

flip (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English Flip, from English fillip, from Middle English filippen, from Middle English flappen — to flap, clap, slap, strike.

flip (Scottish Gaelic): flip

Definitions

  1. flip

Ancestry of “flip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFlipA Filipino; a person who is of Filipino...
2EnglishfillipThe action of holding the tip of a finger against...
3Middle Englishfilippento make a signal or sound with thumb and right...
4Middle Englishflappento flap, clap, slap, strike
Every word from Middle English flappen →Every word from Middle English filippen →Every word from English fillip →
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