Where does “florista” come from?
florista (Galician) comes from Galician flor, from Old Portuguese flor, from Latin florem, from Latin flos, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
florista (Galician): florist
Definitions
- florist
Ancestry of “florista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | flor | flower; best, finest, pick; film |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | flor | flower |
| 3 | Latin | florem | accusative singular of flōs |
| 4 | Latin | flos | flower, blossom; the best kind or part of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |