Where does “elute” come from?

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

elute (English): To separate one substance from another by means...

Definitions

  1. To separate one substance from another by means...

Ancestry of “elute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēlūtushaving been washed away, rinsed
2LatineluoI wash out or away; I rinse; I elute
3Latinlavōto wash, bathe
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “elute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →