Where does “inundation” come from?
Inundation comes from Old French inundacion, from Latin inundatio, derived from Latin inundo meaning to overflow, composed of Latin in- and Latin unda meaning wave, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wey-.
inundation (English): The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a...
Definitions
- The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a...
Ancestry of “inundation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | inundacion | flood |
| 2 | Latin | inundatio | inundation, an overflowing, flood; a crowd of... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |