Where does “ablucioun” come from?
ablucioun (Middle English) comes from Old French ablution, from Late Latin ablutio, from Latin abluō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
ablucioun (Middle English): cleansing of impurities
Ancestry of “ablucioun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | ablution | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | ablutio | a washing away; washing, cleansing, ablution |
| 3 | Latin | abluō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 5 | Latin | āb | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “ablucioun”