A.Word.A.Day for Mar. 7, 2007 - 03/07/07 10:28 PM
Hi people. I'm new here, but I've got a burning question (or two) and am hoping someone can help me.
Today's word is "floruit" from "florere" and originally from the IndoEuropean root "bhel."
My problems are these:
I don't understand how the sounds of the Latin root are similar/related to those of the IndoEuropean root. Nor do I get the meaning of the Indo-European root behl that would cause it to find its way into such *apparently* disparate words as flower, bleed, bless, foliage, blossom and blade.
Usually I can grasp a sense of how the modern English words are related to the original Indo-European. However, in this case, I'm stumped.
Can anyone please help me get what's happening here?
Thanks so much,
Venus
Today's word is "floruit" from "florere" and originally from the IndoEuropean root "bhel."
My problems are these:
I don't understand how the sounds of the Latin root are similar/related to those of the IndoEuropean root. Nor do I get the meaning of the Indo-European root behl that would cause it to find its way into such *apparently* disparate words as flower, bleed, bless, foliage, blossom and blade.
Usually I can grasp a sense of how the modern English words are related to the original Indo-European. However, in this case, I'm stumped.
Can anyone please help me get what's happening here?
Thanks so much,
Venus