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Where does “llama” come from?

llama (Spanish) comes 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.

llama (Spanish): flame; llama

Definitions

  1. flame; llama

Ancestry of “llama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflammaflame, fire
2Latinflāgrāre—
3Latinfrāgrō—
4Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “llama”

  • lama
  • llama
  • lamasery
  • lamaism
  • lamaist
  • lamaistic
  • lamaserai
  • lamaic
  • llamalike
  • yamma
  • llamoid
  • llamas
  • llamear
  • llamas
  • lanzallamas
  • лама
  • lamaïsme
  • lamaserie
  • lama
  • Lama
  • lamo
  • リャマ
  • lama
  • lama
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