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Where does “subterfluo” come from?

subterfluo (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-.

subterfluo (Latin): I flow or run beneath

Definitions

  1. I flow or run beneath

Ancestry of “subterfluo”, 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-—
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