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Etymology
Ultimately from. De Vaan derives it as a denominative verb in from a hypothetical Italic adjective  =  from.

Pronunciation

 * The a in the first syllable is short per Schrijver (1991) and De Vaan (2008). Although the first syllable frequently scans heavy in verse due to the following potentially heterosyllabic -gr-, Ernout and Meillet point to the scansion of the participle (found in the manuscript with the dissimilated spelling flagrans) in Catullus 6, 8 as support for the short quantity of the vowel.
 * The a in the first syllable is short per Schrijver (1991) and De Vaan (2008). Although the first syllable frequently scans heavy in verse due to the following potentially heterosyllabic -gr-, Ernout and Meillet point to the scansion of the participle (found in the manuscript with the dissimilated spelling flagrans) in Catullus 6, 8 as support for the short quantity of the vowel.

Verb

 * 1) to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
 * 2) to emit smell, either pleasant or unpleasant, of
 * 1) to emit smell, either pleasant or unpleasant, of

Descendants