Where does “fluent” come from?

fluent (Old French) comes from Latin fluens, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fluent (Old French): flowing; that flows

Definitions

  1. flowing; that flows

Ancestry of “fluent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluensflowing, streaming, pouring; being soaked in;...
2Latinfluōto flow, stream, pour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →