Where does “Phlo-ri-đa” come from?
Phlo-ri-đa (Vietnamese) comes from English Florida, from Spanish florida, from Latin floridus, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
Ancestry of “Phlo-ri-đa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Florida | Several places in South and Central America |
| 2 | Spanish | florida | feminine singular of florido; flowery |
| 3 | Latin | floridus | blooming; flowery; florid |
| 4 | Latin | flōreō | to bloom, blossom, flower |
| 5 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |