Where does “lodeiro” come from?

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

lodeiro (Portuguese): wetland, marsh, swamp

Definitions

  1. wetland, marsh, swamp

Ancestry of “lodeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselodosludge, slime; mud; silt
2Latinlōtuswashed, bathed, having been washed
3Latinlavōto wash, bathe
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →