Where does “lanzallamas” come from?
lanzallamas (Spanish) comes from German Flammenwerfer, from German Flamme, from Middle High German vlamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.
lanzallamas (Spanish): flamethrower
Definitions
- flamethrower
Ancestry of “lanzallamas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flammenwerfer | flamethrower; blowlamp; flame gun |
| 2 | German | Flamme | flame |
| 3 | Middle High German | vlamme | — |
| 4 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 5 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |