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Where does “floridankalkkarokäärme” come from?

floridankalkkarokäärme (Finnish) comes from Finnish Florida, from English Florida, from Spanish florida, from Latin floridus, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s.

floridankalkkarokäärme (Finnish): eastern diamondback rattlesnake, eastern...

Definitions

  1. eastern diamondback rattlesnake, eastern...

Ancestry of “floridankalkkarokäärme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishFlorida—
2EnglishFlorida—
3Spanishfloridafeminine singular of florido; flowery
4Latinfloridusblooming; flowery; florid
5Latinflōreō—
6Latinflōs—
7Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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