Where does “fellifluus” come from?
fellifluus (Latin) comes 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-.
Ancestry of “fellifluus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fluere | present active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow |
| 2 | Latin | fluo | I flow, stream, pour; I am soaked in |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | flowō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlewH- | to overflow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “fellifluus”