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The Latin verb "efflorescere" originally referred to the process of blossoming or blooming. Over time, its meaning broadened to include the formation of a white or powdery deposit on a surface.
In the 17th century, "efflorescence" entered the English language with the literal sense of "the act or state of blossoming or flowering." However, it soon acquired the additional meaning of the formation of a crystalline or powdery deposit on a surface.
The figurative sense of "efflorescence" as a blossoming or flourishing of something abstract emerged in the 18th century.
Etymology The word blade is derived from the Middle English word blada which in turn
Etymology Middle English bleden from Old English blēdan of Germanic origin related
Etymology The word bless has its roots in the Proto Indo European PIE word bhlēǵ
Etymology Old English blōd Proto Germanic blōdam Proto Indo European bhlewdh bhe
Etymology The word blow comes from the Middle English word blowe which in turn comes
Etymology The word bloom has multiple etymological origins Old English blóma mea
Etymology The word bloom has multiple etymological origins Old English blóma mea
Etymology The word blossom ultimately derives from the Proto Germanic word blōsmō
Etymology Latin caulis stem flos flower Old French chaufleor Middle English caw
Etymology French cerfeuil Late Latin caerefolium Vulgar Latin chaerefolium Greek ch
Etymology Cinquefoil is derived from the Latin words quinque five folium leaf
Etymology de Latin away from folium Latin leaf ation Latin suffix act or
Etymology Latin efflorescere Composed of ex out from floresco to blosso
Exfoliate Etymology Meaning and Origin Etymology Origin Latin exfoliare meaning
Etymology The word feuilleton is derived from the French word feuille meaning leaf
Etymology The word flora derives from the Latin word flora which is the name of the
Etymology The word floral comes from the Latin word flos which means flower Mean
Etymology and Origin The word floret comes from the Latin word floreus meaning flo
Etymology The word florid comes from Latin floridus which means full of flowers or
Etymology and Origin The word florin is derived from the Late Latin florenus aureus
Etymology and Meaning The word florist comes from the Latin word flos genitive flor
Etymology Middle English flur fleur Old French flor Latin flos flower Meaning
Etymology The word flourish comes from the Old French word floriss flourish bloom
Etymology The word flower derives from the Old English word flōwer which is cognate
Etymology The word foil originates from the Old French word fuoille which evolved f
Etymology The word foliage originates from the Old French feuillage which itself de
Etymology The word folio comes from the Latin word folium meaning leaf In mediev
Etymology The word folium is derived from the Latin word folium which means leaf
Etymology The word gillyflower is derived from the Middle English gilofre which is i
Etymology The word phyllo originates from the Greek word φύλλον phyllon whic
Etymology The word portfolio is derived from two Latin words portare to carry foli
Etymology The word trefoil comes from French trèfle meaning clover which in tur
Etymology The word bloom has multiple etymological origins Old English blóma mea
Etymology The word flower derives from the Old English word flōwer which is cognate
Etymology The word blossom ultimately derives from the Proto Germanic word blōsmō
Etymology The word burst comes from the Middle English word bersten which is derive
Etymology The word forth is derived from the Old English word forth which is itself
Etymology The word usher is derived from the Old French word huissier which means
Etymology From Middle English enwagen from Old English onweagian On on upon
Etymology The word abolish comes from the Old French word aboliss or abolir which
Etymology The word flush has two distinct etymologies depending on its meaning 1 T
