Where does “spălătură” come from?

spălătură (Romanian) comes 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.

spălătură (Romanian): washing, lavage

Definitions

  1. washing, lavage

Ancestry of “spălătură”, step by step

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