Where does “leșuitură” come from?

leșuitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian leșui, from Romanian leșie, from Latin lixīva, from Latin lixīvus, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

leșuitură (Romanian): lurking, lying in ambush

Definitions

  1. lurking, lying in ambush

Ancestry of “leșuitură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianleșuito debilitate, to weaken
2Romanianleșielye, alkaline solution
3Latinlixīvalye, alkalized water
4Latinlixīvusmade into lye
5Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
6Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →