Where does “Flor” come from?
Flor (German) comes from Dutch floers, from French velours, from Old French velous, from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
Flor (German): nap, pile; veil; bloom, flowering
Definitions
- nap, pile; veil; bloom, flowering
Ancestry of “Flor”, step by step
Flor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch floers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | floers | veil; darkness, obscurity |
| 2 | French | velours | velvet |
| 3 | Old French | velous | — |
| 4 | Latin | villosus | hairy, shaggy |
| 5 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 6 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via Middle High German vlōr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vlōr | — |
| 2 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |