Where does “flúmen” come from?

flúmen (Portuguese) comes from Latin Flūmen, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

flúmen (Portuguese): Alternative form of flume

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of flume

Ancestry of “flúmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFlūmena river
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- →