Where does “floristic” come from?
floristic (English) comes from German floristisch, from German Florist, from German Flora, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
floristic (English): Describing a region with a relatively uniform...
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Ancestry of “floristic”, step by step
floristic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German floristisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | floristisch | floristic |
| 2 | German | Florist | florist person who has an interest in and knowledge about flowers; male or unspecified sex |
| 3 | German | Flora | flora plants as a group; microorganisms |
| 4 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 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- | — |
via English Flora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Flora | the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris |
via French floristique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | floristique | flora of a region; floral, floristic |