Flourish Definition
Origin of Flourish
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From Middle English florisshen, flurisshen, from Old French floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir, (French fleurir), from Vulgar Latin florire, from Latin flōreō (“I bloom”), from flōs (“flower”). See flower + -ish.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English florishen from Old French florir floriss- from Vulgar Latin flōrīre from Latin flōrēre to bloom from flōs flōr- flower bhel-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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