Where does “affluent” come from?
Affluent derives from French affluent, from Latin affluentem, the accusative form of affluens, meaning "flowing toward," from the verb affluo composed of ad- "to" and fluō "to flow," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and bʰel-.
affluent (English): Somebody who is wealthy; A stream or river...
Definitions
- Somebody who is wealthy; A stream or river...
Ancestry of “affluent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | affluent | — |
| 2 | Latin | affluentem | accusative masculine singular of affluēns;... |
| 3 | Latin | Ad | — |
| 4 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |
Words derived from “affluent”