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Where does “defluire” come from?

defluire (Italian) comes from Latin defluere, 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-.

defluire (Italian): to flow away , or out

Definitions

  1. to flow away , or out

Ancestry of “defluire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindefluerepresent active infinitive of dēfluō; to flow down
2Latinfluerepresent active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow
3LatinfluoI flow, stream, pour; I am soaked in
4Proto-Italicflowō—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “defluire”

  • defluenza
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