Where does “fiumara” come from?

fiumara (English) comes from Italian fiumara, from Italian Fiume, from Latin Flūmen, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fiumara (English): A flooded river (or its riverbed), especially one running down from a mountain

Definitions

  1. A flooded river (or its riverbed), especially one running down from a mountain

Ancestry of “fiumara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfiumaratorrent; flood
2ItalianFiumeRijeka
3LatinFlūmena river
4Latinfluōto flow, stream, pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-
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