Where does “floruit” come from?
floruit (English) comes from Latin floruit, 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-.
floruit (English): The time period during which a person, group,...
Definitions
- The time period during which a person, group,...
Ancestry of “floruit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | floruit | third-person singular perfect active indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | flōreō | to bloom, blossom, flower |
| 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- | — |