flourish

The story

1. Latin · derived fromflōrem“flower”
2. Latin · derived fromflōrēre
3. Late Latin · derived fromflōrīre
4. Old French · derived fromflorir
5. Middle English · inherited fromfloryschen
6. English todayflourish

From Middle English floryschen, from Old French florir (via the arrhizotonic stem floriss-), from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, from Latin flōrem (“flower”, noun). Corresponds to flower + -ish.

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