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OP 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
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