Where does “lutos” come from?

lutos (Romanian) comes from Latin lutosus, from Latin lutum, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lutos (Romanian): clayey

Definitions

  1. clayey

Ancestry of “lutos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlutosusmuddy
2Latinlutumsoil, dirt, mire, mud; loam, clay; The plant...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Latin lutum →Every word from Latin lutosus →