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Where does “fluer” come from?

fluer (French) comes from Latin fluere, from Latin fluo, from Proto-Italic flowō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fluer (French): to flow; to creep

Definitions

  1. to flow; to creep

Ancestry of “fluer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluerepresent active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow
2LatinfluoI flow, stream, pour; I am soaked in
3Proto-Italicflowō—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fluer”

  • fluage
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