Etymology

inundation

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Today it means: The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. Full definition →

Old French inundacion ← Latin inundatio
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  1. Latin · derived frominundatio“flood”
  2. Old French · derived frominundacion“flood”
  3. English todayinundation

From Old French inundacion (“flood”) (French inondation), from Latin inundatio (“flood”), form of inundō (“to flood, overflow”) (English inundate). By surface analysis, inundat(e) + -ion.

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