Where does “lubricant” come from?

lubricant (Latin) comes from Latin lubrico, from Latin lubricus, from Proto-Italic slouβrikos, from Proto-Indo-European slewbʰ- — slip, slide.

lubricant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “lubricant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlubricoI make slippery; I lubricate, oil, grease
2Latinlubricusslippery, slimy; fleeting; inconstant
3Proto-Italicslouβrikos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslewbʰ-slip, slide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic slouβrikos →Every word from Latin lubricus →