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Where does “lautus” come from?

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

lautus (Latin): washed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,...

Definitions

  1. washed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,...

Ancestry of “lautus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavō—
2Proto-Italiclawaō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lautus”

  • semilautus
  • lautitia
  • lautia
  • locero
  • loza
  • lauto
  • lautezza
  • louça
  • loução
  • lautianu
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