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Where does “lisciviare” come from?

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

lisciviare (Italian): To leach or lixiviate

Definitions

  1. To leach or lixiviate

Ancestry of “lisciviare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianliscivialye
2Latinlixīva—
3Latinlixīvus—
4Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
5Latin*lixus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “lisciviare”

  • lisciviatura
  • lisciviazione
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