fluctuation

/ˌflʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/fluhk-choo-AY-shuhn

/ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃən/fluhk-choo-AY-shuhn

Meaningthe act of fluctuating

Common meaning: a rise and fall

fluctuto flowLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 763 · scan
atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
ionnoun ending: act or result

Journey through time

Latinfluctuare‘to float about’source
Englishfluctuate‘to rise and fall unevenly’
Englishformed in English from fluctuatefluctuation‘a rise and fall’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from fluctuate + -ion.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FLUCTUATE, p.213 · scan

Roots

fluō, flūxī, flūxum Latin “to flow”

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