Where does “floral” come from?

floral (French) comes from Latin flōrālis, 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-.

floral (French): floral

Definitions

  1. floral

Ancestry of “floral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflōrālis—
2Latinflōsflower, blossom
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 “floral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →