Etymology of the French word flore
the Old French word
florederived from the Old French word
florderived from the Latin word
flos (flower, blossom; youthful prime)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-Date
The earliest known usage of flore in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
microflore,
spathifloreDerivations in other languages
English
flory, Romanian
florăCognates
Dutch
flora, English
flora, German
Flora, Icelandic
flóra, Norwegian
flora, Swedish
floraUsage
Word found in Old French
