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Where does “pléh₃tus” come from?

pléh₃tus (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- — to swim, flow.

pléh₃tus (Proto-Indo-European): an overflowing, flood

Definitions

  1. an overflowing, flood

Ancestry of “pléh₃tus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow

Words derived from “pléh₃tus”

  • flood
  • flooding
  • floodplain
  • floodwater
  • floodgate
  • floodlight
  • floodway
  • floodlighting
  • floodwall
  • photoflood
  • floodable
  • postflood
  • preflood
  • overflood
  • floodlamp
  • flooder
  • floodlike
  • reflood
  • floodproof
  • floodmark
  • megaflood
  • nonflood
  • landflood
  • inflood
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