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Where does “flouret” come from?

flouret (Old French) comes from Old French flour, from Latin florem, from Latin flos, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flouret (Old French): small flower

Definitions

  1. small flower

Ancestry of “flouret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchflourAlternative form of flor
2Latinfloremaccusative singular of flōs
3Latinflosflower, blossom; the best kind or part of...
4Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flouret”

  • floureter
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