Confluence
/ˈkɒn.fluː.əns/noun
The flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or currents; a coming together or meeting.
Did you know?Confluence comes from Latin confluere, where con- means “together” and fluere means “to flow,” the same ancient flow-root behind words like fluid and influence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleu-
“to flow”
Latin
Latin
fluere
“to flow”
Latin
Latin
confluere
“to flow together, gather into one stream”
Late Latin
Latin
confluentia
“a flowing together, meeting of streams”
Middle English
English
confluens
“a meeting or junction of streams”
Modern English
English
confluence
“a place where streams meet; a coming together”