Where does “lixīvus” come from?

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

lixīvus (Latin): made into lye

Definitions

  1. made into lye

Ancestry of “lixīvus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lixīvus”

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