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Where does “locero” come from?

locero (Spanish) comes from Spanish loza, from Latin lautia, from Latin lautus, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

locero (Spanish): One who makes or sells items made of china

Definitions

  1. One who makes or sells items made of china

Ancestry of “locero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlozaearthenware; dishes, dishware; porcelain, china
2Latinlautiatoiletries; magnificence, splendor
3Latinlautuswashed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,...
4Latinlavō—
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →