Where does “fluctuatest” come from?
fluctuatest (English) comes from English fluctuate, from Latin fluctuatus, from Latin fluctuō, from Latin fluctus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
fluctuatest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “fluctuatest”, step by step
fluctuatest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluctuate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluctuate | To vary irregularly; to swing; To undulate; To be... |
| 2 | Latin | fluctuatus | |
| 3 | Latin | fluctuō | to surge, swell, undulate |
| 4 | Latin | fluctus | a wave, billow |
| 5 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |