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flagito

Pronunciation: [ˈfɫaː.ɡɪ.toː]

“flagito” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to demand, require
  2. to entreat or solicit
  3. to accuse

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂- (“to swing back and forth”), whence also flagrum. In that case cognate to Old Norse blaka, blakra (“to flap, flutter”), Lithuanian blokšti (“to throw, fling”).

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