Etymology

flammule

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Today it means: A little flame or flame-like pattern. Full definition →

Latin flammula ← Proto-Italic *flagmā ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Italic*flagmā
  3. Latinflamma
  4. Latinflammula
  5. English todayflammule

Borrowed from Latin flammula, from flamma (“flame”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Words from the same roots

Latinflammula all →

flame

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