LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

floccāre

*floccāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionto fall in flakes

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *floccāre From floccus + -āre.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanflocar
  • Occitanflocar
  • Asturianflocar
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfioccare
  • Neapolitanscioccare
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardfiocar
  • Piedmontesefioché
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Normanfloquer
  • Picardfloquer

Quick answers

What does floccāre mean in Latin?
floccāre, a verb, means “to fall in flakes”.