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Where does “sfiorare” come from?

sfiorare (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-.

sfiorare (Italian): to graze, glance; to skim; to brush over, to...

Definitions

  1. to graze, glance; to skim; to brush over, to...

Ancestry of “sfiorare”, 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 “sfiorare”

  • sfioratore
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