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Where does “pluvialis” come from?

pluvialis (Latin) comes from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.

pluvialis (Latin): Of or pertaining to rain; rainy, bringing rain

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to rain; rainy, bringing rain

Ancestry of “pluvialis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpluviarain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of...
2Latinpluviusrainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a...
3LatinpluitIt rains; it is raining
4Proto-Italicplowō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléweti—

Words derived from “pluvialis”

  • pluvial
  • interpluvial
  • nonpluvial
  • antipluvial
  • pluvial
  • pluviale
  • pluvial
  • Pluvialis
  • Pluvialinae
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléweti →