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Where does “multifloral” come from?

multifloral (English) comes from English floral, from French floral, from Latin flōrālis, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

multifloral (English): Of or relating to more than one flower

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to more than one flower

Ancestry of “multifloral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfloralOf, pertaining to, or connected with flowers;...
2Frenchfloralfloral
3Latinflōrālis—
4Latinflōs—
5Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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