Where does “flamenco” come from?
flamenco (Spanish) comes from Old Occitan flamenc, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
flamenco (Spanish): Flemish; flamenco; insolent, cheeky
Definitions
- Flemish; flamenco; insolent, cheeky
Ancestry of “flamenco”, step by step
flamenco traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan flamenc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | flamenc | flame colored |
| 2 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 3 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
via Dutch Vlaming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Vlaming | Fleming |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | Vlaminc | Fleming |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flaumaz | stream; current; flood; eddy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Catalan flamenc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | flamenc | Flemish; Fleming; flamingo |