fiume

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

*bʰleh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)

*bʰley- (Proto-Indo-European)

*flowō (Proto-Italic)

Flow.

fluo (Latin)

I am soaked in. I flow, stream, pour.

flumen (Latin)

River.

fiume (Italian)

River.

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