affluo Latin · revision 8480

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Cicero|origins=la fluō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈaf.fɫu.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈaf.flu.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''affluō''' (present infinitive affluere, perfect active afflūxī, supine afflūxum); third conjugation, impersonal in the passive^(Wiktionary)

+ It is also spelled ''adfluō''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[ad-]] and [[fluō]] “to flow”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citations are from Cicero, of abounding.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to flow towards or into, as in Pliny the Elder, and in Ovid of the tide to flow in.^(OLD 2012) In Livy it meant to flow past, in Virgil of people to come flocking, and in Cicero to abound, be rich in, and to be present in plenty.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to flow to, abound, be wealthy.^(Stelten 1995) It survives in Italian ''affluire'' and French ''affluer''.^(Wiktionary) Its participle ''affluēns'' gave [[en|affluent]] in the early 15th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of abounding.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 70–19 BC – Virgil uses it of crowds.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * early 15th century – English ''affluent'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To flow towards; to flow in.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To flow past.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To come flocking.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To abound, be rich (in).^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[affluentia]]

+ * [[affluēns]]

+ * [[affluenter]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[circumfluō]]

+ * [[cōnfluō]]

+ * [[dēfluō]]

+ * [[diffluō]]

+ * [[effluō]]

+ * [[fluō]]

+ * [[īnfluō]]

+ * [[interfluō]]

+ * [[perfluō]]

+ * [[praefluō]]

+ * [[en|affluent]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}