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 léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →