Where does “fluvially” come from?
fluvially (English) comes from English fluvial, from Latin fluvialis, from Latin fluvius, from Latin fluere, from Latin fluo, from Proto-Italic flowō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-.
fluvially (English): By the action of a river stream
Definitions
- By the action of a river stream
Ancestry of “fluvially”, step by step
fluvially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluvial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluvial | Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the... |
| 2 | Latin | fluvialis | fluvial |
| 3 | Latin | fluvius | river, stream |
| 4 | Latin | fluere | present active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow |
| 5 | Latin | fluo | I flow, stream, pour; I am soaked in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flowō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlewH- | to overflow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |