English
flammule
Flammule comes from Latin flammula ‘a little flame’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘bright flame, fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flagmā‘flame’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflamma‘flame’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflammula‘a little flame’
- Englishtodayflammule
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘bright flame, fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flagmā‘flame’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflamma‘flame’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflammula‘a little flame’
- Englishtodayflammule
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘bright flame, fire’
ball, bowl, bell, bold, bull, bald, boil, blush, blur, blizzard, blaze, bale, bleach, bolster, budge, sabha, blemish, phallus, blithe, bola, phlegm, phlox, bolero, blain, bleat, 71 more
through Proto-Italic *flagmā ‘flame’
through Latin flamma ‘flame’
through Latin flammula ‘a little flame’
Today it means
noun A little flame or flame-like pattern.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / flammule