Where does “Fiume Azzurro” come from?

Fiume Azzurro (Italian) comes from Italian Fiume, from Latin Flūmen, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “Fiume Azzurro”, step by step

Fiume Azzurro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Fiume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianFiumeRijeka
2LatinFlūmena river
3Latinfluōto flow, stream, pour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Italian azzurro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianazzurrolight blue, azure, sky blue; in or of an Italian...
2Latinlazulumheaven, sky
3Arabicلازوردlapis lazuli; azure
4Classical Persianلاجورد—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →