English
floreal
Floreal comes from Latin flōreus ‘made of flowers’, 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōreus‘made of flowers’
- Englishearliest quotation 1879floreal
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōreus‘made of flowers’
- Englishearliest quotation 1879floreal
Earliest quotation: 1879, Rosa Fairfax Costley, Fantasma: And Other Poems: “Give me peace — and the rest as thou…”
Formed from -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘bloom, flower’
full, blood, blow, fool, blade, bless, foil, bleed, bloom, blossom, folly, folio, folic, belladonna, exfoliate, florid, 53 more
through Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower, blossom’
flower, floral, ferret, fleur, 14 more
through Latin flōs ‘flower, blossom’
Today it means
adj floral; flowery
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- / floreal