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Where does “floweran” come from?

floweran (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano flower, from English flower, from Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Old French flor, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s.

floweran (Cebuano): the pile where a replacement tile is drawn after...

Definitions

  1. the pile where a replacement tile is drawn after...

Ancestry of “floweran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoflowersomeone who is allowed to participate in games...
2EnglishflowerA colorful, conspicuous structure associated with...
3Middle EnglishflourA flower; A depiction or likeness of a flower;...
4Anglo-NormanflurAlternative form of flor
5Old Frenchflorflower
6Latinflōs—
7Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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