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Where does “floryschen” come from?

floryschen (Middle English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

floryschen (Middle English): To flourish, such as to brandish a sword or other...

Definitions

  1. To flourish, such as to brandish a sword or other...

Ancestry of “floryschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflorirto blossom; to bloom; to flourish; to bloom
2Vulgar Latinflorirepresent active infinitive of *flōrio
3Latinflōrēre—
4Latinflōrem—
5Latinflōs—
6Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “floryschen”

  • flourish
  • flourishing
  • flourisheth
  • flourishingly
  • flourishment
  • flourisher
  • reflourish
  • flourishy
  • unflourishing
  • unflourished
  • flourishest
  • flourishly
  • overflourish
  • reflourishment
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