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Where does “outflux” come from?

outflux (English) comes from English flux, from Old French flux, from Latin fluxus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

outflux (English): To exit out of a defined zone; That which exits

Definitions

  1. To exit out of a defined zone; That which exits

Ancestry of “outflux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfluxThe act of flowing; a continuous moving on or...
2Old Frenchfluxdiarrhea
3Latinfluxusflow; flux; flowing, fluid
4Latinfluō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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