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Where does “confluentia” come from?

confluentia (Latin) comes from Latin cōnfluēns, from Latin confluo, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “confluentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnfluēns—
2LatinconfluoI flow or run together, meet; I flock or crowd...
3Latinfluō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “confluentia”

  • confluència
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