Where does “ablutioner” come from?
ablutioner (English) comes from English ablution, from Middle English ablucioun, from Old French ablution, from Late Latin ablutio, from Latin abluō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
ablutioner (English): One who performs ablution
Definitions
- One who performs ablution
Ancestry of “ablutioner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ablution | The act of washing something; The liquid used in... |
| 2 | Middle English | ablucioun | cleansing of impurities |
| 3 | Old French | ablution | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | ablutio | a washing away; washing, cleansing, ablution |
| 5 | Latin | abluō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 7 | Latin | āb | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |