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diluvium
Latin · ancient
"a great flood"
a washing away, a great flood, from diluere (to wash away)
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deluge
Old French · medieval
"an overwhelming flood"
carried into French for an overwhelming flood
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deluge
English · 1300s
"a great flood, or an overwhelming rush of something"
settled as the English word for a great flood or overwhelming rush
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