English
fanflowerfanflower
From fan + flower.
A compound of fan + flower
Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- ‘to blow’
Latin vannus ‘fan for winnowing grain’
Old English fann ‘a winnowing fan’
Middle English fan
English fan
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to thrive, bloom’
Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower’
Latin flōs ‘flower’
Anglo-Norman flur
Middle English flour ‘a flower’
English flower
Today it means
noun Any of the plants in the genus Scaevola, of wide tropical distribution, some species of which are better known under other names, such as naupakas, scaevolas, and half-flowers.
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Etymograph / fanflower
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