Where does “abluent” come from?

abluent (English) comes from Latin abluēns, from Latin abluō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abluent (English): Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent;...

Definitions

  1. Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent;...

Ancestry of “abluent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabluēnswashing off or away, cleansing, purifying, abluent
2Latinabluōto wash off, wash away, cleanse, purify
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →