Where does “cryptoflora” come from?
cryptoflora (English) comes from English Flora, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
cryptoflora (English): The flora that exist in protected or concealed...
Definitions
- The flora that exist in protected or concealed...
Ancestry of “cryptoflora”, step by step
cryptoflora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Flora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Flora | 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 |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English crypto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crypto | A secret supporter or follower; Cryptography;... |