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Where does “locion” come from?

locion (Middle English) comes from Latin lotio, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “locion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlotioa wash, washing; dative and ablative singular of...
2Latinlavō—
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
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