Where does “loção” come from?

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

loção (Portuguese): lotion

Definitions

  1. lotion

Ancestry of “loção”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlotioa wash, washing; dative and ablative singular of...
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →