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Where does “flósculo” come from?

flósculo (Spanish) comes from Latin flosculus, 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-.

flósculo (Spanish): floret

Definitions

  1. floret

Ancestry of “flósculo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflosculusa small flower; flowery ornament
2Latinflōs—
3Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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