Where does “lubricate” come from?
lubricate (Latin) comes from Latin lubrico, from Latin lubricus, from Proto-Italic slouβrikos, from Proto-Indo-European slewbʰ- — slip, slide.
lubricate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
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- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “lubricate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lubrico | I make slippery; I lubricate, oil, grease |
| 2 | Latin | lubricus | slippery, slimy; fleeting; inconstant |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | slouβrikos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slewbʰ- | slip, slide |