Where does “lues” come from?

lues (English) comes from Latin luēs, from Latin luō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lues (English): A plague or disease, especially syphilis;...

Definitions

  1. A plague or disease, especially syphilis;...

Ancestry of “lues”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluēsplague, pestilence, epidemic
2Latinluōto wash
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lues”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →