Etymology of the English word fluid
the English word
fluidderived from the Old French word
fluidederived from the Latin word
fluidus (liquid; soft, feeble)
derived from the Late Latin word
fluere (flow, stream; emanate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhleu-Date
The earliest known usage of fluid in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
fluidextract,
fluidity,
fluidize,
semifluid,
superfluid,
fluidicCognates
Dutch
flundum, French
fluide, German
Fluidum, Italian
fluido, Latin
fluidus, Norwegian
fluidum, Swedish
fluidumUsage
Word found in Modern English
