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Where does “flojera” come from?

flojera (Spanish) comes from Spanish flojo, from Latin fluxus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flojera (Spanish): laziness

Definitions

  1. laziness

Ancestry of “flojera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishflojoloose; lazy; weak
2Latinfluxusflow; flux; flowing, fluid
3Latinfluō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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