Where does “fluentness” come from?
fluentness (English) comes from English fluent, from Latin fluens, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
fluentness (English): The quality of being fluent
Definitions
- The quality of being fluent
Ancestry of “fluentness”, step by step
fluentness 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 English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |