Where does “loto” come from?

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

loto (Italian): lotus; mud; clay

Definitions

  1. lotus; mud; clay

Ancestry of “loto”, step by step

loto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lōtus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlōtuswashed, bathed, having been washed
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Latin lutum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlutumsoil, dirt, mire, mud; loam, clay; The plant...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “loto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →