Talk:blossom

Etymology

This etymology is completely logical here. The Celtic Cornish BLĒS, [now Unified = BLEUS] (flour), BLEUJENN (flower) = Welsh, BLODEUIN, are from this same root that is presented[7], as also their Germanic parallels, BLAD[7], et cetera. However, a slight variation may also contribute to it being otherwise substrate in contrast to the Old English form for bloom from the Proto-Germanic form *BLΌSMAZ[7] which also answers to Ancient Greek βλάστημος (blástēmos, “increase, growth”)[6], Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “sprout, shoot, sucker”) from Ancient Greek βλαστάνω (blastánō, “to bud, sprout, grow”)<ref. Liddle & Scott (1869)</ref>, perhaps ultimately from Proto Indo-European root *BH2L[5] (to split, separate, as with flower development); but not necessarily via the normal paths, since Φ would normally be the initial letter of any Greek kinship. Compare Semitic √PĀLAL[8] > Sanskrit PHAL[6] (separate), ultimately > L. FLOS, et cetera[7], with their Classical fricatives.

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods. '2' inserted in root words stands for a laryngeal to represent an 'a' that does not exist. √ means original or earliest root.

Andrew H. Gray 20:57, 4 November 2015 (UTC) Andrew (talk)

Sop being shy

Isn't it also used when somebody stops being shy/reserved? --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:23, 23 October 2020 (UTC)