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Where does “pluveir” come from?

pluveir (Old French) comes from Latin plovit, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.

Ancestry of “pluveir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplovit—
2LatinpluitIt rains; it is raining
3Proto-Italicplowō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléweti—

Words derived from “pluveir”

  • pleuvoir
  • repleuvoir
  • pliôre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléweti →