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Where does “fiorino” come from?

fiorino (Italian) comes from Italian fiore, 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-.

fiorino (Italian): fiorino or florin; forint

Definitions

  1. fiorino or florin; forint

Ancestry of “fiorino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfioreflower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs
2Latinflōrem—
3Latinflōs—
4Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fiorino”

  • florin
  • forint
  • florín
  • forinto
  • форинт
  • forintti
  • forint
  • forintok
  • forintban
  • egyforintos
  • forintos
  • forintra
  • forintokra
  • forintért
  • forintokért
  • forintnyi
  • forintot
  • forinttal
  • forintokat
  • forintokkal
  • forintba
  • forintokba
  • forint
  • florin
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