Where does “floare-de-colț” come from?
floare-de-colț (Romanian) comes from Romanian floare, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
floare-de-colț (Romanian): edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale)
Definitions
- edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale)
Ancestry of “floare-de-colț”, step by step
floare-de-colț traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian floare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | floare | flower |
| 2 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 3 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |