Where does “nonconfluence” come from?
nonconfluence (English) comes from English confluence, from Latin confluentia, from Latin cōnfluēns, from Latin confluo, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
nonconfluence (English): The state or condition of being nonconfluent
Definitions
- The state or condition of being nonconfluent
Ancestry of “nonconfluence”, step by step
nonconfluence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English confluence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | confluence | The place where two rivers, streams, or other... |
| 2 | Latin | confluentia | a flowing together, conflux; a confluence |
| 3 | Latin | cōnfluēns | a confluence |
| 4 | Latin | confluo | I flow or run together, meet; I flock or crowd... |
| 5 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |