Floruit

Floruit (/ˈflɔːr.u.ɪt/ FLOR-u-it; typically shortened as fl.; from Latin for 'flourished') refers to a period when a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the full word may serve as a noun to show the time when someone is active in his or her career.

Etymology

Latin: flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb flōreō, flōrēre "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun flōs, flōris, "flower".

Usage

Floruit is often used in historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown. The word is commonly seen in documents related to art history, where it refers to the period of a person's career as an artist based on available evidence.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "floruit". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29.
  2. 1 2 3 "floruit". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  3. ↑ Cassell's Latin Dictionary
  4. ↑ Adeleye, Gabriel; Kofi Acquah-Dadzie; Thomas J. Sienkewicz; James T. McDonough (1999). World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: a Resource for Readers and Writers. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. p. 147. ISBN 0-86516-423-1. Retrieved June 1, 2010. fata morgana Morgan.
  5. ↑ Johnson, W. McAllister (1990), Art History: Its Use and Abuse, University of Toronto Press, p. 307, ISBN 0-86516-423-1, retrieved June 1, 2010