Where does “metalue” come from?

metalue (Italian) comes from Italian lue, from Latin luēs, from Latin luō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “metalue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianlueSynonym of sifilide; plague, misfortune; An evil...
2Latinluēsplague, pestilence, epidemic
3Latinluōto wash
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Latin luō →Every word from Latin luēs →