Where does “alsivã” come from?

alsivã (Aromanian) comes from Greek αλισίβα, from Italian liscivia, from Latin lixīva, from Latin lixīvus, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

alsivã (Aromanian): lye

Definitions

  1. lye

Ancestry of “alsivã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαλισίβαlye
2Italianliscivialye
3Latinlixīvalye, alkalized water
4Latinlixīvusmade into lye
5Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
6Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ-Every word from Latin *lixusEvery word from Latin lixa
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