Where does “enfleure” come from?

enfleure (Old French) comes from Old French enfler, from Latin īnflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

enfleure (Old French): swelling

Definitions

  1. swelling

Ancestry of “enfleure”, step by step

enfleure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French enfler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenflerto swell
2Latinīnflōto inflate; to blow into
3Latinflōto breathe, blow
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Old French eure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrencheureAlternative form of ore
2Latinhorahour; time; o'clock
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “enfleure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →