Where does “Pluviôse” come from?

Pluviôse (English) comes from French pluviôse, from Latin pluviōsus, from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.

Pluviôse (English): The fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, from January 20, 21 or 22 to February 18, 19 or 20

Definitions

  1. The fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, from January 20, 21 or 22 to February 18, 19 or 20

Ancestry of “Pluviôse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchpluviôsePluviôse the fifth month of the French Republican Calendar
2LatinpluviōsusFull of rain, rainy
3Latinpluviarain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of...
4Latinpluviusrainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a...
5LatinpluitIt rains; it is raining
6Proto-Italicplowō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléweti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléweti →Every word from Proto-Italic plowō →Every word from Latin pluit →