Where does “efflorescens” come from?

efflorescens (Latin) comes from Latin effloresco, from Latin flōrēscō, 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-.

efflorescens (Latin): blooming or blossoming; flourishing

Definitions

  1. blooming or blossoming; flourishing

Ancestry of “efflorescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinefflorescoI bloom or blossom; I flourish
2Latinflōrēscōto flower
3Latinflōreōto bloom, blossom, flower
4Latinflōsflower, blossom
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 “efflorescens”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →