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Where does “bloemkool” come from?

bloemkool (Dutch) comes from French chou-fleur, from French fleur, from Latin deflorare, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

bloemkool (Dutch): cauliflower; large breast, melon, bazonga

Definitions

  1. cauliflower; large breast, melon, bazonga

Ancestry of “bloemkool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchou-fleurcauliflower
2FrenchfleurFlower; bloom; blossom; collectively, the...
3Latindeflorare—
4Latinflōs—
5Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bloemkool”

  • bloemkoolwijk
  • blomkål
  • blomkål
  • blomkål
  • blomkål
  • blómkál
  • blómkál
  • blomkåli
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