Where does “fleur” come from?
fleur (French) comes from Latin deflorare, from Latin flōs, 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-.
fleur (French): Flower; bloom; blossom; collectively, the...
Definitions
- Flower; bloom; blossom; collectively, the...
Ancestry of “fleur”, step by step
fleur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin deflorare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | deflorare | — |
| 2 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Old French flur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | flur | Alternative form of flor |
via Latin flōrem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | flōrem | — |