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Where does “eluate” come from?

eluate (English) comes from Latin eluo, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

eluate (English): A liquid solution that results from elution; To...

Definitions

  1. A liquid solution that results from elution; To...

Ancestry of “eluate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineluoI wash out or away; I rinse; I elute
2Latinlavō—
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →