Where does “lixīva” come from?

lixīva (Latin) comes from Latin lixīvus, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

lixīva (Latin): lye, alkalized water

Definitions

  1. lye, alkalized water

Ancestry of “lixīva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlixīvusmade into lye
2Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
3Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “lixīva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →