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Where does “fror” come from?

fror (Old Portuguese) comes 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-.

fror (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of flor

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of flor

Ancestry of “fror”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fror”

  • Flores
  • frol
  • aflorar
  • florista
  • flor
  • flores
  • Homo floresiensis
  • frol
  • flor
  • flor
  • flur
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