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Where does “fluere” come from?

fluere (Latin) comes 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-.

fluere (Latin): present active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of fluō; flow; to flow

Ancestry of “fluere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfluoI flow, stream, pour; I am soaked in
2Proto-Italicflowō—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fluere”

  • confluence
  • flume
  • flumen
  • circumfluent
  • subconfluence
  • deflux
  • defluous
  • nonconfluence
  • dulcifluous
  • overconfluence
  • fiumara
  • sanguifluous
  • fluminous
  • fellifluous
  • circumfluere
  • flumen
  • Flumen
  • defluus
  • defluere
  • fluminalis
  • defluxus
  • fellifluus
  • fluminense
  • fluminensis
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