English
flokati
Flokati comes from Greek φλόκι ‘flock, shag’, and goes back to Italian flocco.
- Italianc. 1300–presentflocco
- Greek1453–presentφλόκιflóki‘flock, shag’
- Greek, derived1453–presentφλοκάτηflokáti
- Englishearliest quotation 1978flokati
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentflocco
- Greek1453–presentφλόκιflóki‘flock, shag’
- Greek, derived1453–presentφλοκάτηflokáti
- Englishearliest quotation 1978flokati
Earliest quotation: 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain: “The woolly flotakis in the bedrooms, terracotta and ceramic…”
Every English word from Italian flocco
Today it means
noun A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian flocco / flokati