Where does “fleri” come from?
fleri (Mauritian Creole) comes from French fleurir, from Old French florir, from Vulgar Latin florire, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s.
fleri (Mauritian Creole): to flower, blossom, bloom
Definitions
- to flower, blossom, bloom
Ancestry of “fleri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fleurir | to flower; to produce flowers; to bloom; to... |
| 2 | Old French | florir | to blossom; to bloom; to flourish; to bloom |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | florire | present active infinitive of *flōrio |
| 4 | Latin | flōrēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 6 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |