Where does “loução” come from?

loução (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin lautianu, from Latin lautus, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

loução (Old Portuguese): elegant

Definitions

  1. elegant

Ancestry of “loução”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlautianu—
2Latinlautuswashed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,...
3Latinlavōto wash, bathe
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “loução”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →