Where does “diluviare” come from?
diluviare (Italian) comes from Latin diluvio, from Latin dīluvium, from Latin dīluō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diluviare (Italian): to pour (also figurative), to rain cats and dogs, to bucket, to downpour
Definitions
- to pour (also figurative), to rain cats and dogs, to bucket, to downpour