Where does “lixivial” come from?

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

lixivial (English): Of or derived from lye or wood ashes

Definitions

  1. Of or derived from lye or wood ashes

Ancestry of “lixivial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlixiviusmade into lye
2Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
3Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →