English
flor
Flor comes from Spanish flor ‘flower’, 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’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500flor
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘flower’
- 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 CEflōs‘flower, blossom’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500flor
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘flower’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘bloom, flower’
full, blood, fool, blade, blow, bless, foil, bleed, bloom, blossom, folly, folio, folic, belladonna, exfoliate, 58 more
through Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower, blossom’
flower, ferret, fleur, 17 more
through Latin flōs ‘flower, blossom’
Today it means
noun A film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- / flor