Where does “largeflower” come from?

largeflower (English) comes from English flower, from Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Old French flor, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

largeflower (English): Applied to various plant species that have large flowers

Definitions

  1. Applied to various plant species that have large flowers

Ancestry of “largeflower”, step by step

largeflower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flower

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflowerA colorful, conspicuous structure associated with...
2Middle EnglishflourA flower; A depiction or likeness of a flower;...
3Anglo-NormanflurAlternative form of flor
4Old Frenchflorflower
5Latinflōsflower, blossom
6Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via English large

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlargeOf considerable or relatively great size or...
2Middle Englishlarge
3Old Frenchlargegenerous; large; big; wide
4Latinlarganominative feminine singular of largus;...
5Latinlargusabundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-
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