Etymology of the English word flora
the English word
floraderived from the English word
Floraderived from the Latin word
Flora (Flora; goddess of flowers)
derived from the Latin word
flos (flower, blossom; youthful prime)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-derived from the New Latin word
floraderived from the Latin word
Flora (Flora; goddess of flowers)
derived from the Latin word
flos (flower, blossom; youthful prime)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-Date
The earliest known usage of flora in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
florula,
microflora,
mycofloraCognates
Dutch
flora, French
flore, German
Flora, Icelandic
flóra, Norwegian
flora, Swedish
floraUsage
Word found in Modern English
