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Where does “flor” come from?

flor (Portuguese) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flor (Portuguese): Superseded spelling of flor; Misspelling of flor

Definitions

  1. Superseded spelling of flor; Misspelling of flor

Ancestry of “flor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseflorflower
2Latinfloremaccusative singular of flōs
3Latinflosflower, blossom; the best kind or part of...
4Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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