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