Where does “lotion” come from?

lotion (Dutch) comes from French lotion, from Latin lotio, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “lotion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlotionlotion
2Latinlotioa wash, washing; dative and ablative singular of...
3Latinlavōto wash, bathe
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lotion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →