Where does “chifle” come from?

chifle (Spanish) comes from Spanish chiflar, from Old Spanish chiflar, from Vulgar Latin sifilare.

chifle (Spanish): whistle

Definitions

  1. whistle

Ancestry of “chifle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchiflarto whistle; to whistle at
2Old Spanishchiflar—
3Vulgar Latinsifilare—

Words derived from “chifle”

Every word from Vulgar Latin sifilare →Every word from Old Spanish chiflar →Every word from Spanish chiflar →