English
fleur
Fleur comes from French fleur ‘flower’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to bloom’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-s‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flōs‘flower, blossom’next step skipped: Proto-Germanic *flōraz
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōrem‘flower’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400flur
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfleur‘flower’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-s‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flōs‘flower, blossom’next step skipped: Proto-Germanic *flōraz
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōrem‘flower’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400flur
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfleur‘flower’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to bloom’
full, blood, blow, fool, blade, bloom, bless, foil, blossom, bleed, flora, folly, folio, folic, belladonna, exfoliate, florid, florin, 53 more
through Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower, blossom’
floral, flourish, florist, flor, 15 more
through Latin flōrem ‘flower’
Today it means
noun fleur-de-lis
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- / fleur