Where does “floret” come from?
floret (Polish) comes from German Florett, from French fleuret, from Catalan floret, from Italian fioretto, from Italian fiore, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs.
floret (Polish): foil
Definitions
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Ancestry of “floret”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Florett | foil |
| 2 | French | fleuret | foil |
| 3 | Catalan | floret | foil |
| 4 | Italian | fioretto | Ssall, devotional sacrifice; good deed; foil |
| 5 | Italian | fiore | flower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs |
| 6 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 7 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |