Where does “flory” come from?
flory (English) comes from French fleuri, from French fleurir, from Old French florir, from Vulgar Latin florire, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs.
flory (English): Decorated with fleurs-de-lis
Definitions
- Decorated with fleurs-de-lis
Ancestry of “flory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fleuri | past participle of fleurir; flowery |
| 2 | French | fleurir | to flower; to produce flowers; to bloom; to... |
| 3 | Old French | florir | to blossom; to bloom; to flourish; to bloom |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | florire | present active infinitive of *flōrio |
| 5 | Latin | flōrēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 7 | Latin | flōs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |