Nature terminology · Water & weather

fluv/i — River

fluv/i means river. Latin source words and nature terminology examples: fluvial.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: River

• Latin: fluvius

Examples and word parts

fluvial

Relating to rivers and their action.

Word parts: fluvi (river) + -al (relating to)

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