Where does “fluidic” come from?
Fluidic comes from English fluid with the suffix -ique from French, derived from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos and the root bʰel-.
fluidic (English): Of or pertaining to a fluid; Of or pertaining to...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a fluid; Of or pertaining to...
Ancestry of “fluidic”, step by step
fluidic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluid | Any substance which can flow with relative ease,... |
| 2 | Middle English | fluid | — |
| 3 | Latin | fluidus | liquid, fluid, flowing; soft, feeble, moist |
| 4 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via French fluidique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fluidique | fluidic |