Where does “confluent” come from?

confluent (English) comes from Latin cōnfluēns, from Latin confluo, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

confluent (English): Converging, merging or flowing together into one;...

Definitions

  1. Converging, merging or flowing together into one;...

Ancestry of “confluent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnfluēnsa confluence
2LatinconfluoI flow or run together, meet; I flock or crowd...
3Latinfluōto flow, stream, pour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “confluent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →