Where does “unflourishing” come from?
unflourishing (English) comes from English flourishing, from English flourish, from Middle English floryschen, from Old French florir, from Vulgar Latin florire, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs.
unflourishing (English): Failing to flourish
Definitions
- Failing to flourish
Ancestry of “unflourishing”, step by step
unflourishing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flourishing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flourishing | growing, thriving, doing well; present participle... |
| 2 | English | flourish | To thrive or grow well; To prosper or fare well;... |
| 3 | Middle English | floryschen | To flourish, such as to brandish a sword or other... |
| 4 | Old French | florir | to blossom; to bloom; to flourish; to bloom |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | florire | present active infinitive of *flōrio |
| 6 | Latin | flōrēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 8 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |