Where does “Flora” come from?

Flora comes from Latin Flora, derived from Latin flos (flower), which traces to Proto-Indo-European bʰel- (to bloom or swell).

Flora (English): the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris

Definitions

  1. the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris

Ancestry of “Flora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFlōraFlora, the goddess of flowers
2Proto-Italic*Flōzāan Italic flower goddess, Flora
3Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Flora”

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