Where does “eluviale” come from?

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

eluviale (Italian): eluvial

Definitions

  1. eluvial

Ancestry of “eluviale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeluvioeluvium
2LatineluoI wash out or away; I rinse; I elute
3Latinlavōto wash, bathe
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →