Where does “nonfluid” come from?
nonfluid (English) comes from English fluid, from Middle English fluid, from Latin fluidus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
nonfluid (English): A substance that is not a fluid
Definitions
- A substance that is not a fluid
Ancestry of “nonfluid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fluid | Any substance which can flow with relative ease,... |
| 2 | Middle English | fluid | — |
| 3 | Latin | fluidus | liquid, fluid, flowing; soft, feeble, moist |
| 4 | Latin | fluō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |