Where does “sfioritura” come from?
sfioritura (Italian) comes from Italian sfiorire, 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-.
sfioritura (Italian): fading, withering
Definitions
- fading, withering
Ancestry of “sfioritura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sfiorire | To wither or fade |
| 2 | Italian | fiorire | to flower, to bloom, to blossom, to effloresce;... |
| 3 | Spanish | Florio | — |
| 4 | Latin | flōreō | to bloom, blossom, flower |
| 5 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |