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Where does “florescence” come from?

florescence (English) comes from Latin flōrēscō, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

florescence (English): The time, or the condition, of budding or...

Definitions

  1. The time, or the condition, of budding or...

Ancestry of “florescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflōrēscō—
2Latinflōreō—
3Latinflōs—
4Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “florescence”

  • reflorescence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →