Where does “lixivia” come from?

lixivia (English) comes from English lixivium, from Latin lixivium, from Latin lixivius, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

lixivia (English): plural of lixivium

Definitions

  1. plural of lixivium

Ancestry of “lixivia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlixiviumA solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood...
2Latinlixivium—
3Latinlixiviusmade into lye
4Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
5Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →