English
florescence
Florescence comes from Latin florēscō ‘to flower’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to bloom’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flōs‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōs‘flower’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōreō‘to bloom, flower’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflorēscō‘to flower’
- Englishearliest quotation 1934florescence
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰel-‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flōs‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōs‘flower’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflōreō‘to bloom, flower’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflorēscō‘to flower’
- Englishearliest quotation 1934florescence
Earliest quotation: 1934, Ernest Bramah: “Oh, you are a dear!" exclaimed Nora, who has…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to bloom’
ball, bowl, bell, bull, bold, flame, bald, boil, blaze, bale, blush, blur, blizzard, bleach, bolster, budge, sabha, blemish, bola, phlegm, phallus, bolero, blithe, blain, phlox, bleat, 73 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘flower, blossom’
full, blood, blow, fool, blade, bless, foil, bloom, bleed, blossom, folly, folio, folic, belladonna, exfoliate, 53 more
through Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower, blossom’
flower, ferret, fleur, 14 more
through Latin flōs ‘flower’
floral, flourish, flora, florist, florin, 12 more
through Latin flōreō ‘to bloom, flower’
Today it means
noun The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- / florescence