Where does “postflowering” come from?
postflowering (English) comes from English flowering, 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.
postflowering (English): That follows flowering
Definitions
- That follows flowering
Ancestry of “postflowering”, step by step
postflowering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flowering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flowering | The action of the verb to flower; The period of... |
| 2 | English | flower | A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with... |
| 3 | Middle English | flour | A flower; A depiction or likeness of a flower;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | flur | Alternative form of flor |
| 5 | Old French | flor | flower |
| 6 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |