Where does “lomento” come from?
lomento (Italian) comes from Latin lomentum, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
lomento (Italian): loment
Ancestry of “lomento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lomentum | face powder, face cream, soap; bean meal; blue... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |