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Where does “fluente” come from?

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

fluente (Portuguese): fluent; flowing

Definitions

  1. fluent; flowing

Ancestry of “fluente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluensflowing, streaming, pouring; being soaked in;...
2Latinfluō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fluente”

  • fluentemente
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