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Floréal
Floréal comes from Latin flōreus ‘flowery’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘bloom, flower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰléh₃sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flōs‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōs‘flower, blossom’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōreus‘flowery’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfloréal
- EnglishtodayFloréal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘bloom, flower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰléh₃sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flōs‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōs‘flower, blossom’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōreus‘flowery’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfloréal
- EnglishtodayFloréal
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘bloom, flower’
full, blood, blow, fool, blade, bless, foil, bleed, bloom, blossom, folly, folio, folic, belladonna, exfoliate, florid, 54 more
through Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower, blossom’
flower, ferret, floral, fleur, 15 more
through Latin flōs ‘flower, blossom’
Today it means
name The eighth month of the French Republican Calendar, from April 20 or 21 to May 19 or 20.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- / Floréal