Where does “flota” come from?

flota (Spanish) comes from French flotte, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flota (Spanish): fleet; crowd

Definitions

  1. fleet; crowd

Ancestry of “flota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchflottefleet; water; rain
2Old Frenchflotefleet
3Old Norseflotifleet
4Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flota”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutô →
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