Etymology

Fiume

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Today it means: Synonym of Rijeka, a city in Croatia. Full definition →

Italian Fiume ← Latin Flūmen
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromFlūmen
  2. Italian · borrowed fromFiume
  3. English todayFiume

Borrowed from Italian Fiume, from Latin Flūmen, from flūmen (“river”).

Words from the same roots

LatinFlūmen all →

flumeRijekaflumenfluminous

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