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
Ancestry of “flore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fleuret | foil |
| 2 | Catalan | floret | foil |
| 3 | Italian | fioretto | Ssall, devotional sacrifice; good deed; foil |
| 4 | Italian | fiore | flower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs |
| 5 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 6 | Latin | flōs | — |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “flore”