Where does “fluvisol” come from?

fluvisol (English) comes from Latin fluvius, from Latin fluere, from Latin fluo, from Proto-Italic flowō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fluvisol (English): A genetically young kind of soil found in...

Definitions

  1. A genetically young kind of soil found in...

Ancestry of “fluvisol”, step by step

fluvisol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fluvius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluviusriver, stream
2Latinfluerepresent active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow
3LatinfluoI flow, stream, pour; I am soaked in
4Proto-Italicflowō—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via English Sol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSolThe Sun, the star orbited by the Earth
2Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
3Latinsolidumsolid
4Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →