'Alluviate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'alluviāre,' where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'luviāre' meant 'to wash or flow.'

'Alluviāre' transformed into the French word 'alluvier,' and eventually became the modern English word 'alluviate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to wash or flow toward,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to deposit sediment by flowing water.'