| 【fly】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "fleoge," "fleogende," "fleogan," "fleon," and "flion." It carries the basic meaning of "fly," and "winged insect." from PIE *pleu- "to flow" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fly"]
butterfly ☆[5427] A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
flight ****[1188] A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane.
fly ****[682] When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air.
[WORD ROOT]root fly
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fly, flight, flea, flee
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) fleoge, fleogende, fleogan, fleon, flion
[MEANING]root fly, winged insect
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 fleoge [from Proto-Germanic *fleugon("flying insect")] a fly, winged insect
- 【Old English】 fleogende flying
- 【Old English】 fleogan [from Proto-Germanic *fleugan("to fly")] to fly, take flight, rise into the air
- 【Old English】 fleon fly from, avoid, escape
- 【Old English】 flion fly from, avoid, escape
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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butterfly ☆[5427] noun from butterfly 〈 fly
【DEFINITION】 A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
【pl.】 butterflies
【COMPOSITION】 butter + fly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ butter; butter ⑵ fly; fly
【Etymology】 《Old English fleoge》 [from Proto-Germanic *fleugon("flying insect")] a fly, winged insect
【First Known Meaning】 common name of any lepidopterous insect active in daylight
flight ★★★★[1188] noun from fly
【DEFINITION】 A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane.
【pl.】 flights
【ROOTs】 flight(fly); fly, winged insect
【Etymology】 《Old English fleoge》 [from Proto-Germanic *fleugon("flying insect")] a fly, winged insect
【First Known Meaning】 ① act of flying, ② act of fleeing
【DERIVATIVEs】 flee, fleer, flight, fly, flyable, flyless
fly ★★★★[682] verb from fly
【DEFINITION】 ① When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air.
② If you fly somewhere, you travel there in an aircraft.
③ When someone flies an aircraft, they control its movement in the air.
【Declension/Conjugation】 flew flied, flown flied, flying, flies
【ROOTs】 fly; fly
【Etymology】 《Old English fleoge》 [from Proto-Germanic *fleugon("flying insect")] a fly, winged insect
【DERIVATIVEs】 flee, flight, fly, flyable, flyless
Other words containing "fly"; flea, flea-infested, flee, fleer
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
flu-
flora-, flos-, flor
flict
flect-, flex
fla
fix
five
fish
firm-
fin
