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Where does “florus” come from?

florus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

florus (Latin): yellow, blond; flowering; shining, bright

Definitions

  1. yellow, blond; flowering; shining, bright

Ancestry of “florus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “florus”

  • flor
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