English
Florida dogwood
Florida dogwood may come from Latin florida ‘flowery’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflorida‘flowery’uncertain
- EnglishtodayFlorida dogwood
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflorida‘flowery’uncertain
- EnglishtodayFlorida dogwood
The story
Probably a misunderstanding of the Latin name Cornus florida, which incorporates Latin florida (‘flowery’) and not English Florida (‘a state’).
Every English word from Latin florida
Today it means
noun Synonym of flowering dogwood (“Cornus florida”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin florida / Florida dogwood