Etymology of the English word fluctuate
the English word
fluctuatederived from the Latin word
fluctuare (rise in waves, surge, swell)
derived from the Latin word
fluctus (wave; disorder; flood)
derived from the Late Latin word
fluere (flow, stream; emanate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhleu-Date
The earliest known usage of fluctuate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
fluctuated,
fluctuatingCognates
Dutch
fluctueren, French
fluctuer, German
fluktuieren, Norwegian
fluktuere, Swedish
fluktueraUsage
Word found in Modern English
