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Where does “florir” come from?

florir (Old Occitan) 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-.

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”

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