Where does “microfloral” come from?
microfloral (English) comes from English microflora, 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-.
microfloral (English): Of or pertaining to microflora
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to microflora
Ancestry of “microfloral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | microflora | Microscopic plant life, especially the bacterial... |
| 2 | English | Flora | — |
| 3 | Latin | Flōra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | — |
| 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- | — |