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Where does “fluctuer” come from?

fluctuer (French) comes from Latin fluctuō, from Latin fluctus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fluctuer (French): to fluctuate

Definitions

  1. to fluctuate

Ancestry of “fluctuer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluctuō—
2Latinfluctusa wave, billow
3Latinfluō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fluctuer”

  • fluctuant
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