Etymology of the English word inundation
the English word
inundationderived from the Late Latin word
inundatio (flood)
derived from the Latin word
inundare (overflow, inundate, flood)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
undare (to flow; surge, flood, rise in waves)
derived from the Late Latin word
unda (wave)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wed-Derivations in English
inundateUsage
Word found in Modern English
