Where does “desflecar” come from?
desflecar (Spanish) comes from Spanish fleco, from Spanish flueco, from Old Spanish flueco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
desflecar (Spanish): to remove tassels
Ancestry of “desflecar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | fleco | tassel; bangs, fringe |
| 2 | Spanish | flueco | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | flueco | — |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |