Where does “luēs” come from?

luēs (Latin) comes from Latin luō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

luēs (Latin): plague, pestilence, epidemic

Definitions

  1. plague, pestilence, epidemic

Ancestry of “luēs”, step by step

luēs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin luō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluōto wash
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Latin luere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...

via Proto-Indo-European lēw-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “luēs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Latin luō →