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Where does “plúrach” come from?

plúrach (Irish) comes from Irish plúr, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Old French flor, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

plúrach (Irish): floury, farinaceous; flower-like, pretty;...

Definitions

  1. floury, farinaceous; flower-like, pretty;...

Ancestry of “plúrach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishplúrflour; flower
2Anglo-NormanflurAlternative form of flor
3Old Frenchflorflower
4Latinflōs—
5Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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