Etymology

affluence

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Today it means: An abundant flow or supply. Full definition →

Old French affluence ← Latin affluentia
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  1. Latin · derived fromaffluentia
  2. Old French · derived fromaffluence
  3. English todayaffluence

From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia. Only relation to antonym indigence is common Latinate suffix; affluence only acquired sense of wealth in 16th century English and French, while indigentia meant “poverty” or “lack” in Latin.

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