Where does “lodo” come from?

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

lodo (Portuguese): sludge, slime; mud; silt

Definitions

  1. sludge, slime; mud; silt

Ancestry of “lodo”, step by step

lodo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lōtus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlōtuswashed, bathed, having been washed
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Old Portuguese lodo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselodo—
2Latinlutumsoil, dirt, mire, mud; loam, clay; The plant...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “lodo”

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