Where does “flore” come from?

flore (Middle English) comes from French fleuret, from Catalan floret, from Italian fioretto, from Italian fiore, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s.

flore (Middle English): Alternative form of flor

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of flor

Ancestry of “flore”, step by step

flore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French fleuret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfleuretfoil
2Catalanfloretfoil
3ItalianfiorettoSsall, devotional sacrifice; good deed; foil
4Italianfioreflower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs
5Latinflōrem—
6Latinflōsflower, blossom
7Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Latin Flōra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFlōraFlora, the goddess of flowers
2LatinFlorusa Roman cognomen, belonging to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat

Words derived from “flore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →