French word fleuve comes from Latin fluvius (River, stream.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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fluvius | Latin (lat) | River, stream. |
fluie | Old French (fro) | |
flueve | Old French (fro) | River; steam. |
fleuve | Middle French (frm) | |
fleuve | French (fr) | A river (one that flows into an ocean or sea. A river that flows into another river is called a rivière). |