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Where does “effluvia” come from?

Effluvia comes from Latin effluvium, from effluō meaning to flow out, composed of ex meaning out and fluō meaning to flow.

effluvia (English): plural of effluvium

Definitions

  1. plural of effluvium

Ancestry of “effluvia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheffluviumA gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a...
2LatineffluviumThe act of flowing out; discharge of liquid,...
3Latineffluō—
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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