Pluviality
/ˌpluːviˈæləti/noun
The quality or condition of being rainy or related to rain.
Did you know?Pluviality comes from Latin pluvialis, meaning “rainy,” ultimately from pluvia, “rain,” a root that also gave English words like pluvial and the scientific term pluviometer.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleu-
“to flow, swim, or move in liquid”
Latin
Latin
pluere
“to rain”
Latin
Latin
pluvia
“rain”
Late Latin
Latin
pluvialis
“rainy; pertaining to rain”
Modern English
English
pluviality
“the condition or quality of being rainy”
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