Where does “elix” come from?

elix (Latin) comes from Latin elicio, from Latin laciō, from Proto-Italic lakjō — to draw, pull.

elix (Latin): drainage ditch

Definitions

  1. drainage ditch

Ancestry of “elix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinelicioI draw or pull out or forth; I entice, elicit,...
2Latinlaciōto entice, ensnare
3Proto-Italiclakjōto draw, pull
Every word from Proto-Italic lakjō →Every word from Latin laciō →Every word from Latin elicio →