Where does “fluctuateth” come from?
fluctuateth (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-.
fluctuateth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “fluctuateth”, step by step
fluctuateth 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 eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |