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Where does “fluctus” come from?

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

fluctus (Latin): a wave, billow

Definitions

  1. a wave, billow

Ancestry of “fluctus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fluctus”

  • fluctuation
  • fluctuate
  • fluctuant
  • fluctuance
  • fluctuational
  • fluctuatest
  • fluctuateth
  • refluctuation
  • trifluctuation
  • microfluctuation
  • fluctuare
  • fluctuans
  • fluctuate
  • fluctiger
  • fluctuatio
  • fluctuo
  • fluctuatus
  • fluctuaturus
  • fluctuandus
  • fluctuabundus
  • fluctivagus
  • fluctuationem
  • fluctuant
  • fluctuación
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