Where does “florentine” come from?
florentine (Romanian) comes from Romanian florentin, from French Florentin, from Middle French Florentin, from Latin flōrentīnus, from Latin Flōrentia, from Latin flōrens, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs.
florentine (Romanian): genitive feminine singular of florentin; dative...
Definitions
- genitive feminine singular of florentin; dative...
Ancestry of “florentine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | florentin | Florentine; of or pertaining to Florence; A... |
| 2 | French | Florentin | Florentine; person from Florence |
| 3 | Middle French | Florentin | — |
| 4 | Latin | flōrentīnus | Florentine |
| 5 | Latin | Flōrentia | — |
| 6 | Latin | flōrens | blooming, blossoming, flowering |
| 7 | Latin | flōreō | to bloom, blossom, flower |
| 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- | — |