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
- Relating to ancient rivers
Ancestry of “paleofluvial”, step by step
paleofluvial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluvial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluvial | Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the... |
| 2 | Latin | fluvialis | fluvial |
| 3 | Latin | fluvius | river, stream |
| 4 | Latin | fluere | present active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow |
| 5 | Latin | fluo | I flow, stream, pour; I am soaked in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flowō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlewH- | to overflow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English paleo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleo | Clipping of paleodiet |
| 2 | Hawaiian | leo | voice; sound; command; verbal message |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | leo | voice; language; speech |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | throat front part of the neck |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |