λούω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- to wash, bathe (generally of people)
- to purify, cleanse
- (middle) to bathe oneself, take a bath
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (wash, bathe, cut off, separate), *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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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ablute English
- ablution English
- antediluvian English
- dissoluble English
- eluent English
- elution English
- exolve English
- lather English
- latherable English
- latherer English
- latherin English
- latherless English
- lathery English
- latrine English
- resolute English
- solve English
- *lavatūra Latin
- abluo Latin
- abluēns Latin
- ablūtiō Latin
- absolvere Latin
- absolvo Latin
- absolūtiōnem Latin
- aequilavium Latin
- alluo Latin
- alluvio Latin
- capitilavium 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
- lavandena Latin
- lavatio Latin
- lavatorium Latin
- lavatōrium Latin
- lavo Latin
- lavāre Latin
- lavō Latin
- lomentum Latin
- lora Latin
- lotium Latin
- luo Latin
- lūstrum Latin
- perlavo Latin
- perlavāre Latin
- perlavō Latin
- persolvo Latin
- polluo Latin
- resolvo Latin
- resolvō Latin
- resolūtiō Latin
- solutio Latin
- solutus Latin
- solvo Latin
- solūtiōnem Latin
- subluo Latin
- ēlūtus Latin
- gastrolusi Italian
- lomento Italian
- pirolusite Italian
- λουτήρ Ancient Greek
- λουτρόν Ancient Greek
- λοῦσις Ancient Greek
- λύθρον Ancient Greek
- ἐπίλουτρον Ancient Greek
- *lewh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *lowh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *léwh₃eti Proto-Indo-European
- *léwh₃trom, *lówh₃trom Proto-Indo-European
- *plew- Proto-Indo-European
- lava Portuguese
- *laugō Proto-Germanic
- *lauþrą Proto-Germanic
- lēaþor Old English
- lather Middle English
- luter Old Norse
- lýja Old Norse
- absolu Old French
- llavar Catalan, Valencian
- լոգանալ Armenian
- lături Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lăun Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- λουτρό Greek (modern)
- λούζω Greek (modern)
- լոգանամ Old Armenian
- լոգանք Old Armenian
- լոգարան Old Armenian
- лосион Bulgarian
- laj Albanian
- leckë Albanian
- *lowentenā Proto-Celtic
- lau Aromanian
- *lawaō Proto-Italic
- *lau- Proto-Albanian
- lavâse Ligurian
- λούζω gkm
- *lewotrón Proto-Hellenic