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