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Where does “flowō” come from?

flowō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “flowō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flowō”

  • influence
  • fluid
  • flux
  • influencing
  • superfluous
  • influx
  • affluent
  • fluent
  • confluence
  • fluctuation
  • effluent
  • affluence
  • fluoride
  • fluctuate
  • fluently
  • efflux
  • superfluity
  • fluorine
  • microfluidic
  • flume
  • effluvia
  • mellifluous
  • fluidly
  • effluvium
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