Where does “Florianópolis” come from?
Florianópolis (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Floriano, from Latin Florianus, from Latin Florius, from Latin flos, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Ancestry of “Florianópolis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Floriano | — |
| 2 | Latin | Florianus | A Roman Emperor, Florianus |
| 3 | Latin | Florius | A river of Hispania Tarraconensis mentioned by Pliny |
| 4 | Latin | flos | flower, blossom; the best kind or part of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |