Where does “flourishingly” come from?
flourishingly (English) comes from English flourishing, from English flourish, from Middle English floryschen, from Old French florir, from Vulgar Latin florire, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs.
flourishingly (English): In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow
Definitions
- In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow
Ancestry of “flourishingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flourishing | growing, thriving, doing well; present participle... |
| 2 | English | flourish | To thrive or grow well; To prosper or fare well;... |
| 3 | Middle English | floryschen | To flourish, such as to brandish a sword or other... |
| 4 | Old French | florir | to blossom; to bloom; to flourish; to bloom |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | florire | present active infinitive of *flōrio |
| 6 | Latin | flōrēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 8 | Latin | flōs | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |