Where does “diluent” come from?

Diluent comes from Latin diluens, the present participle of diluere, which combines the prefix dis- with a root from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-, meaning to wash or bathe.

diluent (English): That which dilutes; A solvent or other liquid...

Definitions

  1. That which dilutes; A solvent or other liquid...

Ancestry of “diluent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiluenswashing away
2Latindīluōto wash away
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “diluent”

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