Where does “fluency” come from?
Fluency derives from Latin fluentia, meaning the quality of flowing or flowing freely.
fluency (English): The quality of smoothness of flow; The quality of...
Definitions
- The quality of smoothness of flow; The quality of...
Ancestry of “fluency”, step by step
fluency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluent | That flows; flowing, liquid; Able to use a... |
| 2 | Latin | fluens | flowing, streaming, pouring; being soaked in;... |
| 3 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Latin fluentia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fluentia | nominative neuter plural of fluēns; accusative... |