diluvium

English

noun
Definitions
  • An inundation or flood; a deluge.
  • (geology) A deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīluvium (flood) root from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (wash, bathe, cut off, separate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewh₃-

Gloss

wash, bathe, cut off, separate

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