Where does “flora” come from?
Flora comes from Latin Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, derived from Latin flos meaning "flower," which traces to Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- and bʰel- meaning "to bloom or swell."
flora (English): Plants considered as a group, especially those of...
Definitions
- Plants considered as a group, especially those of...
Ancestry of “flora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Flora | goddess of flowers; goddess of plants |
| 2 | Latin | flos | flower, blossom; the best kind or part of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |