Etymology of the English word flourish
the English word
flourishderived from the Old French word
florirderived from the Late Latin root
*florirederived from the Latin word
florere (flourish, blossom, be prosperous)
derived from the Latin word
flos (flower, blossom; youthful prime)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-Date
The earliest known usage of flourish in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
flourished,
flourishingCognates
Dutch
flop, Dutch
floers, Dutch
floreren, French
floraison, French
flop, German
Flop, Norwegian
flopp, Norwegian
flor, Swedish
flop, Swedish
florUsage
Word found in Modern English
