Where does “fleur” come from?
Fleur derives from French fleur, from Old French flor, from Latin flos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, meaning to bloom or flower.
fleur (English): in quiet use since the 1920s
Definitions
- in quiet use since the 1920s
Ancestry of “fleur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fleur | Flower; bloom; blossom; collectively, the... |
| 2 | Latin | deflorare | — |
| 3 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 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- | — |