flammule

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noun

A little flame or flame-like pattern.

OriginLatin flammula ← Proto-Italic *flagmā ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- →
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Meanings

nounflammule (plural flammules)

plural flammules

  1. A little flame or flame-like pattern.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Italic*flagmā
  3. Latinflamma
  4. Latinflammula
  5. Englishflammule

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

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APA

flammule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flammule

MLA

“flammule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flammule. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flammule,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flammule.

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