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Where does “florista” come from?

florista (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-.

florista (Portuguese): florist

Definitions

  1. florist

Ancestry of “florista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseflôrSuperseded spelling of flor; Misspelling of flor
2Old Portugueseflorflower
3Latinfloremaccusative singular of flōs
4Latinflosflower, blossom; the best kind or part of...
5Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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