Where does “flor” come from?
flor (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu flor, from Portuguese flôr, from Old Portuguese flor, from Latin florem, from Latin flos, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
flor (Papiamentu): flower
Definitions
- flower
Ancestry of “flor”, step by step
flor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu flor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | flor | flower |
| 2 | Portuguese | flôr | Superseded spelling of flor; Misspelling of flor |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | flor | flower |
| 4 | Latin | florem | accusative singular of flōs |
| 5 | Latin | flos | flower, blossom; the best kind or part of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Spanish flor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | flor | flower; bloom, blossom; best, finest, pick |
| 2 | Old Spanish | flor | flower |
| 3 | Latin | [[flōs]], [[flōrem]] | — |