- inundation (n.)
[inundation 词源字典]
- early 15c., from Latin inundationem (nominative inundatio) "an overflowing," noun of action from past participle stem of inundare "to overflow," from in- "onto" (see in- (2)) + undare "to flow," from unda "wave" (see water (n.1)).[inundation etymology, inundation origin, 英语词源]