Where does “flitafit” come from?

flitafit (Volapük) comes from Volapük fit — fish.

flitafit (Volapük): flying fish

Definitions

  1. flying fish

Ancestry of “flitafit”, step by step

flitafit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük fit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükfitfish

via Volapük flit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükflitflight, flying
Every word from Volapük fit
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