Where does “lisciviatura” come from?

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

lisciviatura (Italian): digesting, boiling

Definitions

  1. digesting, boiling

Ancestry of “lisciviatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianlisciviareTo leach or lixiviate
2Italianliscivialye
3Latinlixīvalye, alkalized water
4Latinlixīvusmade into lye
5Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
6Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →