Where does “abluō” come from?

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

abluō (Latin): to wash off, wash away, cleanse, purify

Definitions

  1. to wash off, wash away, cleanse, purify

Ancestry of “abluō”, step by step

abluō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lavō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavōto wash, bathe
2Proto-Italiclawaō
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Latin luō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluōto wash

Words derived from “abluō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃etiEvery word from Proto-Italic lawaō
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