Where does “lilie flour” come from?
lilie flour (Middle English) comes from Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Old French flor, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
lilie flour (Middle English): The flower of a lily
Definitions
- The flower of a lily
Ancestry of “lilie flour”, step by step
lilie flour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English flour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flour | A flower; A depiction or likeness of a flower;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | flur | Alternative form of flor |
| 3 | Old French | flor | flower |
| 4 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Middle English lilie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lilie | Lilium candidum, its flower, or a similar plant often used medicinally |
| 2 | Old English | lilie | a lily |
| 3 | Latin | līlia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 5 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 6 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |