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floccus.

tuft/wisp of wool; [(non) ~i facere/pendere => to consider of no importance];

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. tuft, wisp of wool

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. trifle (thing of little importance)

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlok-, related to Old High German blaha (“linen, canvas”), Old Swedish blan, bla, both from Proto-Germanic *blahǭ, *blagwǭ (“cloth, linen”), and Old Norse blæja, which is from Proto-Germanic *blahjǭ (“linen, cloth”). Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *flokkō (“down, wool, flock”), from Proto-Germanic *flukkô (“down, piece of wool, flake, fluff”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“hair, fibres, tuft”).

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