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Where does “lubricator” come from?

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

lubricator (Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative...

Ancestry of “lubricator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlubricoI make slippery; I lubricate, oil, grease
2Latinlubricusslippery, slimy; fleeting; inconstant
3Proto-Italicslouβrikos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslewbʰ-slip, slide
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