Fleur
/flœʁ/noun
A French word meaning “flower.”
Did you know?The famous fleur-de-lis isn’t literally a lily in origin debates; the word fleur itself comes from the same Latin source that gave English “flower,” linking beauty, perfume, and symbolism across centuries.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰleh₃-
“to bloom, blossom”
Latin
Latin
flōs, flōris
“flower, blossom”
Old French
Old French
flor
“flower”
Middle French
Middle French
fleur
“flower”
Modern French
French
fleur
“flower”