English
floriform
Floriform comes from Latin flos ‘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*bʰléh₃sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*flōs‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflos‘flower’
- Englishtodayfloriform
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 CEflos‘flower’
- Englishtodayfloriform
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to bloom’
full, blood, blow, blade, bless, fool, bleed, bloom, foil, blossom, folly, folio, belladonna, folic, exfoliate, 56 more
through Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower, blossom’
flower, ferret, fleur, 16 more
through Latin flos ‘flower’
Today it means
adj Shaped like a flower.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- / floriform