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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →
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