Etymology

felicia

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Today it means: Any of the genus Felicia of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Full definition →

Middle English Felicia ← Latin Fēlīcia
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felicia · noun1

From the genus name.

Felicia · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromFēlīcia
  2. Middle English · inherited fromFelicia
  3. English todayFelicia

From Middle English Felicia, from Latin Fēlīcia, from fēlīcia (literally “happy things”), the neuter plural of fēlīx, which often occurred in the phrase tempora fēlīcia (“happy times”).

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