Where does “lavar” come from?

lavar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavar (Portuguese): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “lavar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselavar—
2Latinlavarepresent active infinitive of lavō; second-person...
3LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lavar”

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