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Where does “spel” come from?

spel (Aromanian) comes from Latin experlavō, from Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

spel (Aromanian): I wash; I wash myself

Definitions

  1. I wash; I wash myself

Ancestry of “spel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexperlavō—
2Latinperlavō—
3Latinlavō—
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →