leu()- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Appendix I

Indo-European Roots

ENTRY:	leu()-
DEFINITION:	To wash. Oldest form leu(₃)-.* 1. Suffixed form lou-k-. lye, from Old English lag,* lye, from Germanic laug. 2. Suffixed form lou-tro-. a. lather, from Old English lthran, lthran, to lather; b. lutefisk, from Old Norse laudhr, soap, foam. 3. Variant form law-. a. loment, lotion; ablution, alluvion, colluvium, deluge, dilute, eluent, elute, eluvium, from Latin lavere,* to wash (in compounds, -luere); b. form law--. launder, lavabo, lavage, lavatory, lave, lavish, from Latin lavre,* to wash; c. latrine, from Latin lavtrna, ltrna, a bath, privy. 4. O-grade form lou-. pyrolusite, from Greek louein,* to wash. (Pokorny lou- 692.)


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