Where does “flourishing” come from?
Flourishing derives from Middle English floryschen, from Old French florir, from Vulgar Latin florire, from Latin floreo meaning "to bloom," ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root bʰleh₃-.
flourishing (English): growing, thriving, doing well; present participle...
Definitions
- growing, thriving, doing well; present participle...
Ancestry of “flourishing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flourish | To thrive or grow well; To prosper or fare well;... |
| 2 | Middle English | floryschen | To flourish, such as to brandish a sword or other... |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “flourishing”