Where does “ablūtiō” come from?

ablūtiō (Latin) comes from Latin abluō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

ablūtiō (Latin): washing, cleansing, ablution

Definitions

  1. washing, cleansing, ablution

Ancestry of “ablūtiō”, step by step

ablūtiō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin abluō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabluōto wash off, wash away, cleanse, purify
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latinābfrom, away from, out of
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Ancient Greek Φόβος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “ablūtiō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →