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Where does “flōs” come from?

flōs (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flōs (Proto-Italic): flower, blossom

Definitions

  1. flower, blossom

Ancestry of “flōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flōs”

  • flower
  • Florida
  • flourish
  • flourishing
  • flowering
  • Flora
  • flora
  • Florentine
  • floral
  • Flores
  • flowery
  • Fleur
  • florid
  • sunflower
  • Fleury
  • inflorescence
  • microflora
  • efflorescence
  • florin
  • wildflower
  • Floridian
  • wallflower
  • flowerpot
  • floury
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