English
floral
Floral comes from Latin flōrālis, from flōs ‘flower’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to bloom’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰléh₃sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flōs‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōs‘flower’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōrālis
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfloral
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰléh₃sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flōs‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōs‘flower’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōrālis
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfloral
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, Marianne Rohrlich, Grandma’s Wallpaper Gets Funky: “FUNKY, bold and bright, many new wallpapers offer a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to bloom’
full, blood, blow, fool, blade, bless, foil, bleed, bloom, blossom, folly, folio, folic, belladonna, exfoliate, florid, 55 more
through Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower, blossom’
flower, ferret, fleur, 15 more
through Latin flōs ‘flower’
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- / floral