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Where does “lautianu” come from?

lautianu (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin lautus, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “lautianu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlautuswashed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,...
2Latinlavō—
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lautianu”

  • loução
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →