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Flotilla

3 stages from Spanish to English.

Today it means a small fleet of ships or boats
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Stage 1 of 3
flota
Spanish · medieval
"fleet"
meaning "fleet"
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Stage 2 of 3
flotilla
Spanish · medieval
"a small fleet"
a diminutive meaning "little fleet"
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Stage 3 of 3
flotilla
English · 1700s
"a small fleet of boats or ships"
adopted directly from Spanish
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