flamen.
priest, flamen; priest of specific deity; [~ Dialis => high priest of Jupiter]; gust/blast (of wind); gale; breath/exhalation; wind/breeze; note on woodwind;
Meaning & usage
priest, flamen
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Italic *flāmen or *flādmen (“sacrificial act?”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂-mn̥ or *bʰleh₂-d-mn̥, from a root *bʰleh₂- with or without an extension *-d-. (For the change of *-dm- to -m-, compare caementum.) A possible cognate in this case is Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽 (blōtan, “to honour”); see Proto-Germanic *blōtą. Alternatively, from Proto-Italic *flagsmen (“burnt offering?”), from pre-Latin *bʰl̥gsmn̥, from the root *bʰelg- (“to shine, burn”), which would make it cognate to flagrō (“to burn, blaze”) and flamma (“flame”). Traditionally connected to Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman): however, this etymology is now largely rejected.
blast, gust (of wind)
breeze
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin flāmen From flō (“to breathe, blow”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
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