Where does “floral” come from?
Floral comes from French floral, from Latin floralis, from Latin flos meaning flower, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- and bʰel-.
floral (English): Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers;...
Ancestry of “floral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | floral | floral |
| 2 | Latin | flōrālis | — |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “floral”