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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word
ALLUVIAL. Etymology of the word
ALLUVIAL.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ALLUVIAL,
washed down; applied to soil. (Lat.) Not in early use; the sb.
now used in connection with it is alluvium, prop. the neuter of the adj. alluuius,
alluvial. In older works the sb. is alluvion, as in
Blackstone, Comment. b. ii. c. 16, and in three other quotations in
Richardson. This sb. = Lat. alluuionem, acc. case of alluuio,
a washing up of earth, an alluvial formation.—Lat. al- = ad, to,
in addition; and luere, to wash. + Gk. λούειν, to
wash.—✔LU, to
wash, cleanse, expiate; Fick, ii. 223. See Lave. From
the same root, lave, ab-lu-tion, di-luv-ial.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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