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Where does “deflowereth” come from?

deflowereth (English) comes from English deflower, from Middle English deflouren, from Old French desflorer, from Latin deflorare, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

deflowereth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “deflowereth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeflowerTo take the virginity of , especially a woman or...
2Middle Englishdeflouren—
3Old Frenchdesflorer—
4Latindeflorare—
5Latinflōs—
6Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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