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Pluviôse
Pluviôse comes from Latin pluviōsus ‘rainy’, from pluvia ‘rain’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘to flow, float, wash’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plew-‘to flow, float, wash’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plowōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpluit‘to rain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpluvius‘rainy, bringing rain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpluvia‘rain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpluviōsus‘rainy’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpluviôse
- EnglishtodayPluviôse
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plew-‘to flow, float, wash’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plowōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpluit‘to rain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpluvius‘rainy, bringing rain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpluvia‘rain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpluviōsus‘rainy’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpluviôse
- EnglishtodayPluviôse
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘to flow, float, wash’
fly, flow, flew, pneumonia, fowl, plutonium, plough, flue, flay, plutocracy, 25 more
through Latin pluvia ‘rain’
Today it means
name The fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, from January 20, 21 or 22 to February 18, 19 or 20.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *plew- / Pluviôse