This week's theme: Latin terms in English. floruit (FLOR-yoo-it) noun
The period during which a person, movement, etc. was active. [From Latin floruit (flourished), from florere (to flourish). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhel- (to thrive or bloom) that gave us flower, bleed, bless, foliage, blossom, and blade.] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Then there was the astonishing firm of Woodhull, Claflin and Company, floruit circa 1870-1872." John Brooks; The Go-Go Years; John Wiley & Sons; 1999. Sponsored by: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=qv9&ad=aw Speak French, German, Spanish or Italian? Speak it better with Champs-Elysees audio magazines! http://ads.champs-elysees.com/wsmith2 ............................................................................ For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work. -Doug Larson, Olympic Gold Medalist (1902-1981) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/floruit.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/floruit.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/floruit.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
