Where does “fluxionary” come from?
fluxionary (English) comes from English fluxion, from Latin fluxiō, from Latin fluxus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
fluxionary (English): fluxional; Pertaining to, or caused by, an...
Definitions
- fluxional; Pertaining to, or caused by, an...
Ancestry of “fluxionary”, step by step
fluxionary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluxion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluxion | The derivative of a function; The action of... |
| 2 | Latin | fluxiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | fluxus | flow; flux; flowing, fluid |
| 4 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |