avalanche.
avalanche (large mass of snow sliding down a mountain side)
Meaning & usage
avalanche (large mass of snow sliding down a mountain side)
avalanche (sudden, great, or irresistible influx of anything)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Franco-Provençal aval Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b-der.? Latin lābor Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusnom. Latin -īna Latin lābīna Vulgar Latin *labanka Franco-Provençal lavençhe blend Franco-Provençal avalançhebor. French avalanchebor. Portuguese avalanche Borrowed from French avalanche, from Savoyard Franco-Provençal avalançhe.
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