Where does “plover” come from?

plover (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin plovarius, from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.

plover (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of plovoir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of plovoir

Ancestry of “plover”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplovarius—
2Latinpluviarain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of...
3Latinpluviusrainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a...
4LatinpluitIt rains; it is raining
5Proto-Italicplowō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléweti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléweti →Every word from Proto-Italic plowō →Every word from Latin pluit →