The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰleh₃-“blossom, flower”
- Latin · derived fromflōris
- English todayfloriography
From Latin flōris + English -o- + -graphy (suffix indicating something represented in the specified manner). Flōris is the genitive singular of flōs (“blossom, flower”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Words from the same roots
Latinflōris all →
florist
Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₃- all →
flowerblessfoliodefilerefoulementfoliateeffloresceflorescencenon-refoulement
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.