Etymology of the English word confluent
the English word
confluentderived from the Latin word
confluens (confluence, meeting place, junction of rivers)
derived from the Latin word
confluere (flow, flock, come together)
derived from the Late Latin word
fluere (flow, stream; emanate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhleu-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of confluent in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
