What´s the etymology of Latin flo:s
"flower".
The current explanation is PIE *bHlo:s, akin to
English bloom (blo:man) and Welsh blawd.
This seems unquestionable, but could be a crossing
with IE dhal- "ro flourish" cf. Greek Thalia, Armenian dalar, Albanian dal
?
flo:s < *dHlo:s ?
Roman goddesses Auro:ra and Flo:ra have analogous
formations : IE *Auso:s + -a: and *Bhlo:s +-a:.
IE Auso:s is well known, could be any suport for a
IE goddess *BHlo:s (or DHlo:s) ?
Joao SL
Rio