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Where does “flagelar” come from?

flagelar (Spanish) comes from Latin flagellō, from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

flagelar (Spanish): to flagellate, to whip

Definitions

  1. to flagellate, to whip

Ancestry of “flagelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflagellō—
2Latinflagellumwhip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;...
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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