Where does “deluge” come from?
Deluge comes from Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, from Latin diluvium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to wash or flow away.
deluge (English): A great flood or rain; An overwhelming amount of...
Definitions
- A great flood or rain; An overwhelming amount of...
Ancestry of “deluge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | deluge | A deluge; a massive flooding or raining; Any... |
| 2 | Old French | deluge | large flood |
| 3 | Latin | dīluvium | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīluō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “deluge”