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Where does “florir” come from?

florir (Old French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

florir (Old French): to blossom; to bloom; to flourish; to bloom

Definitions

  1. to blossom; to bloom; to flourish; to bloom

Ancestry of “florir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “florir”

  • flourish
  • flourishing
  • flourisheth
  • flory
  • flourishingly
  • flourishment
  • flourisher
  • reflourish
  • flourishy
  • unflourishing
  • unflourished
  • flourishest
  • reflourishment
  • flourishly
  • overflourish
  • fleuri
  • fleurir
  • refleurir
  • floryschen
  • r'flieuthi
  • flieuthi
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