Where does “bakteerifloora” come from?
bakteerifloora (Finnish) comes from Finnish floora, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bakteerifloora (Finnish): bacterial flora all the bacteria inside, or on the surface of an organism
Definitions
- bacterial flora all the bacteria inside, or on the surface of an organism
Ancestry of “bakteerifloora”, step by step
bakteerifloora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish floora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | floora | flora |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |