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Where does “fiore” come from?

fiore (Italian) comes from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, 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-.

fiore (Italian): flower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs

Definitions

  1. flower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs

Ancestry of “fiore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflōrem—
2Latinflōs—
3Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fiore”

  • florin
  • forint
  • florín
  • forinto
  • infiorare
  • fiorifero
  • fiorino
  • cavolfiore
  • fiorame
  • fioristico
  • fioraio
  • sfiorare
  • sfioratore
  • fioretto
  • форинт
  • fleuret
  • fleurettiste
  • Florett
  • Karfiol
  • florete
  • forintti
  • floret
  • kalafiorowy
  • kalafior
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