Where does “louzán” come from?

louzán (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese loução, from Vulgar Latin lautianu, from Latin lautus, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

louzán (Galician): proud, haughty, conceited

Definitions

  1. proud, haughty, conceited

Ancestry of “louzán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselouçãoelegant
2Vulgar Latinlautianu—
3Latinlautuswashed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,...
4Latinlavōto wash, bathe
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →