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
- To exit out of a defined zone; That which exits
Ancestry of “outflux”, step by step
outflux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flux | The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or... |
| 2 | Old French | flux | diarrhea |
| 3 | Latin | fluxus | flow; flux; flowing, fluid |
| 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- | — |