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Where does “fluidness” come from?

fluidness (English) comes from English fluid, from Middle English fluid, from Latin fluidus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fluidness (English): The quality of being fluid

Definitions

  1. The quality of being fluid

Ancestry of “fluidness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfluidAny substance which can flow with relative ease,...
2Middle Englishfluid—
3Latinfluidusliquid, fluid, flowing; soft, feeble, moist
4Latinfluō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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