Where does “confluence” come from?
Confluence comes from Late Latin confluentia, from Latin con- (together) and fluentia (a flowing), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- (to swell or flow).
confluence (English): The place where two rivers, streams, or other...
Definitions
- The place where two rivers, streams, or other...
Ancestry of “confluence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | confluentia | a flowing together, conflux; a confluence |
| 2 | Latin | cōnfluēns | a confluence |
| 3 | Latin | confluo | I flow or run together, meet; I flock or crowd... |
| 4 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |