Where does “cloaca” come from?

cloaca (Classical Latin) comes from Latin cluo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- — to clean, rinse, slide.

cloaca (Classical Latin): An underground drain, sewer

Definitions

  1. An underground drain, sewer

Ancestry of “cloaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincluoI clean, purge; Alternative form of clueō
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱlewH-to clean, rinse, slide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- →Every word from Latin cluo →