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Where does “deflouren” come from?

deflouren (Middle English) comes from Old French desflorer, from Latin deflorare, 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-.

Ancestry of “deflouren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdesflorer—
2Latindeflorare—
3Latinflōs—
4Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “deflouren”

  • deflower
  • deflowerer
  • deflowerment
  • deflowereth
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