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Where does “pleh₃(w)-” come from?

pleh₃(w)- (Proto-Indo-European): to swim, flow

Definitions

  1. to swim, flow

Words derived from “pleh₃(w)-”

  • explore
  • flood
  • exploration
  • exploring
  • flooding
  • exploratory
  • explorer
  • implore
  • deplore
  • floodplain
  • explorative
  • floodwater
  • floodgate
  • floodlight
  • reexploration
  • floodway
  • floodlighting
  • floodwall
  • explorable
  • unexplorable
  • implorer
  • photoflood
  • floodable
  • postflood