Etymograph

English

flechette

Flechette comes from French fléchette ‘small arrow’, and goes back to Vulgar Latin *fleccia.

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*fleccia‘arrow’reconstructed
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400fleche‘arrow’
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘arrow’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentflèche‘arrow’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentfléchette‘small arrow’diminutive of flèche
  6. Englishtodayflechette

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*fleccia‘arrow’reconstructed
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400fleche‘arrow’
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘arrow’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentflèche‘arrow’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentfléchette‘small arrow’diminutive of flèche
  6. Englishtodayflechette

Every English word from Vulgar Latin *fleccia

Today it means

noun A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *fleccia / flechette

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