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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

  1. Flower; bloom; blossom; collectively, the...

Ancestry of “fleur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeflorare—
2Latinflōs—
3Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fleur”

  • Fleur
  • floret
  • fleuret
  • deflour
  • semifloret
  • deflourer
  • enfleurer
  • fleurette
  • arrière-fleur
  • déflorer
  • fleuret
  • fleurettiste
  • chou-fleur
  • Florett
  • florete
  • fleret
  • súp lơ
  • флорет
  • florete
  • Choufleur
  • flè
  • fler
  • sufëlëer
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