Where does “fluviometric” come from?
fluviometric (English) comes from English fluviometry, from English fluvio-, from Latin fluvius, from Latin fluere, from Latin fluo, from Proto-Italic flowō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-.
fluviometric (English): Relating to fluviometry
Definitions
- Relating to fluviometry
Ancestry of “fluviometric”, step by step
fluviometric traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluviometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluviometry | measurement with a fluviometer |
| 2 | English | fluvio- | river |
| 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- | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |
via French fluviométrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fluviométrique | fluviometric |