English

flamer

From flame + -er.

A compound of flame + -er

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to shimmer, gleam, shine’

Proto-Italic *flagmā

Latin flamma

Anglo-Norman flaumbe

Middle English flawme ‘a flame’

English flame

Today it means

noun A very flamboyant ("flaming"), effeminate gay male.

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