affluent

Where does the word "affluent" come from? It comes from Latin affluere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

Affluent’s story begins in Latin: affluere meant “to flow toward, to abound.” To flow toward, to abound, from ad- (toward) and fluere (to flow). It reached English by 1400s as affluent. First recorded around 1425 in the English translation of the Latin founding chronicle of St Bartholomew's hospital in London. Today, affluent means having a great deal of wealth or material resources.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient affluere "to flow toward, to abound", to flow toward, to abound, from ad- (toward) and fluere (to flow).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s affluent "having a great deal of wealth", first recorded around 1425 in the English translation of the Latin founding chronicle of St Bartholomew's hospital in London.