Where does “αλισίβα” come from?

αλισίβα (Greek) comes from Italian liscivia, from Latin lixīva, from Latin lixīvus, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

αλισίβα (Greek): lye

Definitions

  1. lye

Ancestry of “αλισίβα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianliscivialye
2Latinlixīvalye, alkalized water
3Latinlixīvusmade into lye
4Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
5Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “αλισίβα

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ-Every word from Latin *lixusEvery word from Latin lixa