AVALANCHE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
Categories: Descend, Fall, Go down, Come down
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
Example: the program brought an avalanche of mail
Categories: Happening, Occurrence, Occurrent, Natural event
Synonyms
Avalanche, Roll down
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "avalanche" comes from Latin lābēs. It started in Late Latin lābīna. Then it appeared in Vulgar Latin *labanka, which was borrowed from French avalanche. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Occitan: lavanca
- Italian: valanga
- Romansch: lavina
🧩 Fun Fact
Proto-Indo-European speakers probably lived around 4000 BCE, before writing was invented.