Where does “Luvian” come from?
Luvian (English) comes from English Luvia, from Old Spanish lluvia, from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.
Luvian (English): Alternative form of Luwian
Definitions
- Alternative form of Luwian
Ancestry of “Luvian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Luvia | — |
| 2 | Old Spanish | lluvia | — |
| 3 | Latin | pluvia | rain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | pluvius | rainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a... |
| 5 | Latin | pluit | It rains; it is raining |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plowō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléweti | — |