Where does “flour” come from?
flour (Scots) comes from Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Old French flor, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
flour (Scots): a flower; a bouquet; Wheat flour
Definitions
- a flower; a bouquet; Wheat flour
Ancestry of “flour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flour | A flower; A depiction or likeness of a flower;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | flur | Alternative form of flor |
| 3 | Old French | flor | flower |
| 4 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |