Where does “lōtus” come from?

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

lōtus (Latin): washed, bathed, having been washed

Definitions

  1. washed, bathed, having been washed

Ancestry of “lōtus”, step by step

lōtus 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 Ancient Greek λωτός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλωτόςname of various fodder plants; white lotus;...
2Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

Words derived from “lōtus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →