Where does “deflourer” come from?
deflourer (English) comes from English deflour, from French déflorer, from French fleur, from Latin deflorare, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
deflourer (English): Obsolete form of deflowerer
Definitions
- Obsolete form of deflowerer
Ancestry of “deflourer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deflour | Obsolete form of deflower |
| 2 | French | déflorer | to completely pluck; to deflower; to spoil, to... |
| 3 | French | fleur | Flower; bloom; blossom; collectively, the... |
| 4 | Latin | deflorare | — |
| 5 | Latin | flōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |