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Where does “fluviale” come from?

fluviale (Italian) comes from Latin fluvialis, from Latin fluvius, 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-.

fluviale (Italian): riverine, fluvial; copious, flowing

Definitions

  1. riverine, fluvial; copious, flowing

Ancestry of “fluviale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluvialisfluvial
2Latinfluviusriver, stream
3Latinfluerepresent active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow
4LatinfluoI flow, stream, pour; I am soaked in
5Proto-Italicflowō—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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