Where does “spălățel” come from?

spălățel (Romanian) comes from Romanian spălat, from Romanian spăla, from Latin experlavō, from Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “spălățel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspălatpast participle of spăla- washed
2Romanianspălato wash; to bathe, wash oneself
3Latinexperlavō—
4Latinperlavōto wash or bathe thoroughly
5Latinlavōto wash, bathe
6Proto-Italiclawaō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →