Florist
/ˈflɔːr.ɪst/noun
A person or business that sells or arranges flowers.
Did you know?Florist ultimately comes from Latin *flos* meaning “flower,” a root that also gave English *floral*, *flourish*, and *efflorescence*—so the language of flowers is literally the language of blossoming power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰleh₃-
“to bloom, flower, or blossom”
Latin
Latin
flōs, flōris
“flower; bloom”
Late Latin
Latin
florista
“a flower seller or one associated with flowers”
Old French
Old French
floriste
“one who deals in flowers”
Late 16th Century
English
florist
“a flower seller or flower arranger”
Modern English
English
florist
“a person or business that sells or arranges flowers”