Fiume etymology

Italian

Italian word fiume comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-, and later Proto-Italic *flowō (Flow.)

Etymology of fiume

Detailed word origin of fiume

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bʰleh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*bʰley- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*flowō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Flow.
fluo Latin (lat) I am soaked in. I flow, stream, pour.
flumen Latin (lat) River.
fiume Italian (it) River.

Words with the same origin as fiume

Descendants of *bʰleh₁-

blu