Where does “fluxion” come from?

fluxion (English) comes from Latin fluxiō, from Latin fluxus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fluxion (English): The derivative of a function; The action of...

Definitions

  1. The derivative of a function; The action of...

Ancestry of “fluxion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluxiō—
2Latinfluxusflow; flux; flowing, fluid
3Latinfluōto flow, stream, pour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fluxion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →
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