Where does “lota” come from?

lota (Latin) comes from Latin lotus, from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lota (Latin): nominative feminine singular of lōtus; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of lōtus; nominative...

Ancestry of “lota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlotuswashed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,...
2Latinlavarepresent active infinitive of lavō; second-person...
3LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →