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Where does “fiorente” come from?

fiorente (Italian) comes from Italian fiorire, from Spanish Florio, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

fiorente (Italian): present participle of fiorire; thriving,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of fiorire; thriving,...

Ancestry of “fiorente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfiorireto flower, to bloom, to blossom, to effloresce;...
2SpanishFlorio—
3Latinflōreō—
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-—

Words derived from “fiorente”

  • fiorentemente
  • fiorentissimo
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