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Where does “flosculus” come from?

flosculus (Latin) comes 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-.

flosculus (Latin): a small flower; flowery ornament

Definitions

  1. a small flower; flowery ornament

Ancestry of “flosculus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flosculus”

  • floscularian
  • floscule
  • flósculo
  • Floskel
  • floskel
  • floskel
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