English
flamy
Flamy comes from Middle English flawmy, and goes back to flawme.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500flawme
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500flawmy
- Englishtodayflamy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500flawme
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500flawmy
- Englishtodayflamy
Formed from flame + -y
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to shimmer, gleam, shine’
Proto-Italic *flagmā
Latin flamma
Anglo-Norman flaumbe
Middle English flawme ‘a flame’
English flame
Linked words
through Middle English flawme
Today it means
adj Flaming, blazing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English flawme / flamy