Where does “fluctuative” come from?
fluctuative (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-.
fluctuative (English): fluctuating
Definitions
- fluctuating
Ancestry of “fluctuative”, step by step
| 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- | — |