Etymograph

English

floccus

Floccus comes from Latin floccus ‘tuft, wisp of wool’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfloccus‘tuft, wisp of wool’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfloccus‘tuft, wisp of wool’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin floccus ‘tuft, wisp of wool’

frog, flock, floss, 4 more

Today it means

noun A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.

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Etymograph / Latin floccus / floccus

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