Etymology

flirtatious

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to flirtation. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English flirtation
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The story

  1. Englishflirt
  2. Englishflirtation
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  5. English todayflirtatious

From flirtation + -ous.

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