Where does “Florești” come from?
Florești (Romanian) comes from Romanian Florea, from Middle English flore, from French fleuret, from Catalan floret, from Italian fioretto, from Italian fiore, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs.
Ancestry of “Florești”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Florea | — |
| 2 | Middle English | flore | Alternative form of flor |
| 3 | French | fleuret | foil |
| 4 | Catalan | floret | foil |
| 5 | Italian | fioretto | Ssall, devotional sacrifice; good deed; foil |
| 6 | Italian | fiore | flower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs |
| 7 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 8 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |