Where does “elijar” come from?

elijar (Spanish) comes from Latin elixāre, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

elijar (Spanish): to boil; seethe

Definitions

  1. to boil; seethe

Ancestry of “elijar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelixāre—
2Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
3Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →