Where does “ablution” come from?
ablution (French) comes from Latin ablūtiō, from Latin abluō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
ablution (French): Ritual rinsing of the priest's hand; ablution; A...
Definitions
- Ritual rinsing of the priest's hand; ablution; A...
Ancestry of “ablution”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ablūtiō | — |
| 2 | Latin | abluō | — |
| 3 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | āb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |