Where does “nonconfluent” come from?
nonconfluent (English) comes from English confluent, from Latin cōnfluēns, from Latin confluo, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
nonconfluent (English): Not confluent
Definitions
- Not confluent
Ancestry of “nonconfluent”, step by step
nonconfluent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English confluent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | confluent | Converging, merging or flowing together into one;... |
| 2 | Latin | cōnfluēns | a confluence |
| 3 | Latin | confluo | I flow or run together, meet; I flock or crowd... |
| 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- | — |