Etymograph

English

floristry

From florist + -ry.

A compound of florist + -ry

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to bloom’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃s

Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower, blossom’

Latin flōs ‘genitive singular of flōs, flower’

French fleuriste

English florist

Today it means

noun The production, commerce and trade in flowers.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / floristry