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fluctus.

wave; disorder; flood, flow, tide, billow, surge; turbulence, commotion;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfɫuːk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfluk.tus]

a wave, billow
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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin flūctus From fluō (“flow”) + -tus (action noun-forming suffix). Compare flū̆xus.

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