Where does “fleurir” come from?
fleurir (French) comes from Old French florir, from Vulgar Latin florire, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
fleurir (French): to flower; to produce flowers; to bloom; to...
Definitions
- to flower; to produce flowers; to bloom; to...
Ancestry of “fleurir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | florir | to blossom; to bloom; to flourish; to bloom |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | florire | present active infinitive of *flōrio |
| 3 | Latin | flōrēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 5 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |