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Where does “Fiorenze” come from?

Fiorenze (Old Italian) comes from Latin Flōrentia, from Latin flōrens, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

Ancestry of “Fiorenze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFlōrentia—
2Latinflōrens—
3Latinflōreō—
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 “Fiorenze”

  • Firenze
  • フィレンツェ
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