English

flowerprint

Compound of flower + print.

A compound of flower + print

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

Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower’

Latin flōs ‘flower’

Anglo-Norman flur

Middle English flour ‘a flower’

Latin imprimō ‘to press into, imprint’

Middle English emprinten ‘to impress, imprint’

Middle English *printen

English print

Today it means

noun A design or pattern with flowers as the main focus.

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

Etymograph / flowerprint