Where does “louça” come from?

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

louça (Portuguese): dishware, dishes; crockery; china

Definitions

  1. dishware, dishes; crockery; china

Ancestry of “louça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlautiatoiletries; magnificence, splendor
2Latinlautuswashed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,...
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 →