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Where does “Florentine” come from?

Florentine derives from French florentin, from Latin florentinus meaning "of Florence," ultimately from Latin flos meaning "flower," traced to the Proto-Indo-European root bʰel-.

Florentine (English): Of or relating to the Italian city of Florence; A...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the Italian city of Florence; A...

Ancestry of “Florentine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchFlorentinFlorentine; person from Florence
2Middle FrenchFlorentin—
3Latinflōrentīnus—
4LatinFlōrentia—
5Latinflōrens—
6Latinflōreō—
7Latinflōs—
8Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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