Floruit

Floruit (/ˈflɔːr.u.ɪt/ FLOR-u-it;[1][2] typically shortened as fl.; from Latin for 'flourished') refers to a period when a person was known to have been alive or active.[1][2] In English, the full word may serve as a noun to show the time when someone is active in his or her career.[1]

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".[2][3]

Usage

Floruit is often used in historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "floruit". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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
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