Where does “paleofluvial” come from?

paleofluvial (English) comes from English fluvial, from Latin fluvialis, from Latin fluvius, from Latin fluere, from Latin fluo, from Proto-Italic flowō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-.

paleofluvial (English): Relating to ancient rivers

Definitions

  1. Relating to ancient rivers

Ancestry of “paleofluvial”, step by step

paleofluvial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fluvial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfluvialOf, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the...
2Latinfluvialisfluvial
3Latinfluviusriver, stream
4Latinfluerepresent active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow
5LatinfluoI flow, stream, pour; I am soaked in
6Proto-Italicflowō
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via English paleo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaleoClipping of paleodiet
2Hawaiianleovoice; sound; command; verbal message
3Proto-Polynesianleovoice; language; speech
4Proto-Oceanicleqo
5Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
6Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
7Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
9Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-
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