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Where does “φλώρος” come from?

φλώρος (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek φλῶρος, from Ancient Greek χλωρίων, from Ancient Greek χλωρός, from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-.

φλώρος (Greek): greenfinch; nancyboy, fag, wimp

Definitions

  1. greenfinch; nancyboy, fag, wimp

Ancestry of “φλώρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekφλῶρος—
2Ancient Greekχλωρίων—
3Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—
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