Latin

flōs

‘flower’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin flōs.

18 English words in this record descend from Latin flōs, most familiar first.

• floral ← flōrālis
• flora
• flourish ← floryschen ← florir ← flōrīre ← flōrēre
• florist ← fleuriste
• flor
• florin ← fiorino ← fiore
• forint ← fiorino ← fiore
• florescence ← florēscō ← flōreō
• floriferous
• floruit ← flōreō
• floreal ← flōreus
• deflour ← déflorer

More words from flōs

• floriography
• florulent
• floscularian
• floscule
• floriform
• floretum
• flower

Etymograph / Latin flōs