λούζω
Greek (Cypriot)
/ˈlu.zo/
verb
Definitions
- wash, shampoo, bathe especially hair
- soak, bathe in liquids like sweat, blood, etc
- (figurative) bathe in
- (figurative) reprimand, tell off; heap abuse on
- (colloquial) suffer through endure someone or something boring or annoying
Etymology
Inherited from λούζω inherited from Ancient Greek λούω (wash, bathe, I bathe) derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (wash, bathe, cut off, separate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*lewh₃-
Gloss
wash, bathe, cut off, separate
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ablute English
- antediluvian English
- dissoluble English
- eluent English
- elution English
- exolve English
- latrine English
- resolute English
- solve English
- abluo Latin
- abluēns Latin
- ablūtiō Latin
- absolvere Latin
- absolvo Latin
- absolūtiōnem Latin
- alluvio Latin
- diluo Latin
- diluvium Latin
- dissolutus Latin
- dissolvere, dissolvo Latin
- dissolvo Latin
- dissolvēns Latin
- dissolūtiō Latin
- dīluvium Latin
- dīlūtus Latin
- eluo Latin
- exsolvo Latin
- latrina Latin
- lavabrum Latin
- lavandaria Latin
- lavāre Latin
- lavō Latin
- lomentum Latin
- lora Latin
- luo Latin
- lūstrum Latin
- persolvo Latin
- resolvo Latin
- resolvō Latin
- resolūtiō Latin
- solutio Latin
- solutus Latin
- solvo Latin
- solūtiōnem Latin
- ēlūtus Latin
- λουτήρ Ancient Greek
- λουτρόν Ancient Greek
- λούω Ancient Greek
- λοῦσις Ancient Greek
- λύθρον Ancient Greek
- *lewh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *léwh₃eti Proto-Indo-European
- *léwh₃trom, *lówh₃trom Proto-Indo-European
- *plew- Proto-Indo-European
- *laugō Proto-Germanic
- lýja Old Norse
- absolu Old French
- ήλιος Greek (modern)
- ηλιόλουστος Greek (modern)
- լոգանամ Old Armenian
- *lowentenā Proto-Celtic
- *lawaō Proto-Italic
- *lau- Proto-Albanian
- lavâse Ligurian
- λούζω gkm