Where does “florar” come from?
florar (Portuguese) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
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Ancestry of “florar”, step by step
florar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese flôr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | flôr | Superseded spelling of flor; Misspelling of flor |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | flor | flower |
| 3 | Latin | florem | accusative singular of flōs |
| 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- | — |
via Guinea-Bissau Creole flora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau Creole | flora | — |