Where does “megafloral” come from?
megafloral (English) comes from English megaflora, from English Flora, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
megafloral (English): Of or pertaining to megaflora
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to megaflora
Ancestry of “megafloral”, step by step
megafloral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English megaflora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | megaflora | Any exceptionally large plant |
| 2 | English | Flora | the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris |
| 3 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |