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Where does “fluctuans” come from?

fluctuans (Latin) comes from Latin fluctuō, from Latin fluctus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fluctuans (Latin): surging, undulating; fluctuating, vacillating

Definitions

  1. surging, undulating; fluctuating, vacillating

Ancestry of “fluctuans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluctuō—
2Latinfluctusa wave, billow
3Latinfluō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fluctuans”

  • fluctuant
  • fluctuance
  • fluctuante
  • fluttuante
  • fluctuant
  • flutuante
  • fluctuant
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