Where does “fleco” come from?

fleco (Spanish) comes 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.

fleco (Spanish): tassel; bangs, fringe

Definitions

  1. tassel; bangs, fringe

Ancestry of “fleco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishflueco—
2Old Spanishflueco—
3Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
4Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
5Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fleco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →