Where does “Darmflora” come from?

Darmflora (German) comes from German Flora, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, 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-.

Darmflora (German): gut flora, intestinal flora

Definitions

  1. gut flora, intestinal flora

Ancestry of “Darmflora”, step by step

Darmflora traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFloraflora plants as a group; microorganisms
2LatinFlōraFlora, the goddess of flowers
3Proto-Italic*Flōzāan Italic flower goddess, Flora
4Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Dutch darm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdarmintestine
2Middle Dutchdarm
3Old Dutchtharmintestine, gut
4Proto-West Germanicþarmintestine
5Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
6Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via German darm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandarmintestine, gut
2Middle High Germandarm
3Old High Germandarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-
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