Where does “florin” come from?
Florin comes from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino, literally a small flower, from Italian fiore, from Latin florem and Latin flos, both meaning flower, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- and bʰel-.
florin (English): The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents,...
Definitions
- The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents,...
Ancestry of “florin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | florin | — |
| 2 | Italian | fiorino | fiorino or florin; forint |
| 3 | Italian | fiore | flower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs |
| 4 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 5 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 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- | — |