Where does “efflorescent” come from?
efflorescent (English) comes from Latin efflorescens, from Latin effloresco, from Latin flōrēscō, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
efflorescent (English): Bursting into flower; Growing at a rapid rate;...
Definitions
- Bursting into flower; Growing at a rapid rate;...
Ancestry of “efflorescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | efflorescens | blooming or blossoming; flourishing |
| 2 | Latin | effloresco | I bloom or blossom; I flourish |
| 3 | Latin | flōrēscō | — |
| 4 | Latin | flōreō | — |
| 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- | — |