Where does “synflorescence” come from?
synflorescence (English) comes from English florescence, from Latin flōrēscō, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
synflorescence (English): A compound inflorescence
Definitions
- A compound inflorescence
Ancestry of “synflorescence”, step by step
synflorescence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English florescence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | florescence | The time, or the condition, of budding or... |
| 2 | Latin | flōrēscō | to flower |
| 3 | Latin | flōreō | to bloom, blossom, flower |
| 4 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 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- | — |
via English syn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syn | That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90° |
| 2 | English | synonym | A word whose meaning is the same as that of... |
| 3 | Middle English | sinonyme | — |
| 4 | Latin | synōnymum | synonym |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συνώνυμος | Having the same name; Having only one meaning:... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |