English
fiorino
Fiorino comes from Italian fiorino ‘fiorino or florin’, from fiore ‘flower, bloom, blossom’, and ultimately from 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 CEflōrem
- Italianc. 1300–presentfiore‘flower, bloom, blossom’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfiorino‘fiorino or florin’
- Englishtodaysame form
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 CEflōrem
- Italianc. 1300–presentfiore‘flower, bloom, blossom’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfiorino‘fiorino or florin’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘bloom, flower’
full, blood, blow, fool, blade, bless, bloom, foil, bleed, blossom, flora, folly, folio, folic, belladonna, exfoliate, florid, 52 more
through Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower, blossom’
floral, flourish, florist, flor, 13 more
through Latin flōrem
through Italian fiore ‘flower, bloom, blossom’
through Italian fiorino ‘fiorino or florin’
Today it means
noun The monetary unit of Tuscany from 1826 to 1859, subdivided into 100 quatrini; a florin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- / fiorino