Where does “pluvial” come from?

pluvial (Spanish) comes from Latin pluvialis, from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.

pluvial (Spanish): pluvial, rain

Definitions

  1. pluvial, rain

Ancestry of “pluvial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpluvialisOf or pertaining to rain; rainy, bringing rain
2Latinpluviarain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of...
3Latinpluviusrainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a...
4LatinpluitIt rains; it is raining
5Proto-Italicplowō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléweti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléweti →Every word from Proto-Italic plowō →Every word from Latin pluit →