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Where does “eluvio” come from?

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

eluvio (Italian): eluvium

Definitions

  1. eluvium

Ancestry of “eluvio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineluoI wash out or away; I rinse; I elute
2Latinlavō—
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “eluvio”

  • eluviale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →