Where does “lotus” come from?
Lotus comes from Latin lotus, derived from Latin lavo meaning "to wash," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- meaning "to wash" or "to bathe."
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Ancestry of “lotus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lotus | washed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,... |
| 2 | Latin | lavare | present active infinitive of lavō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | lavo | I wash, bathe; I wet, moisten |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |