deluge

Old French

noun

Definitions

large flood

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dīluvium (flood).

Origin

Latin

dīluvium

Gloss

flood

`Kanji`

洪

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

antediluvian English
deluge English
diluvium English
dīluvium Latin
diluvio Italian
diluvium Italian
déluge French
diluvio Spanish, Castilian
*lewh₃- Proto-Indo-European
*leyH- Proto-Indo-European
deluge Middle English
diluvi Catalan, Valencian
dioivo Galician
díliu Old Irish
délij Antillean Creole