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Where does “éluer” come from?

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

éluer (French): to elute

Definitions

  1. to elute

Ancestry of “éluer”, 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- →