lavō

lav-ō

• From Proto-Italic *lawō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- “wasch”.
• Cognates include
  • Ancient Greek λούω (loúō), λοέω (loéō),
  • Albanian laj,
  • Old Armenian լոգանամ (loganam), and
  • Old English lēaþor (English lather).
  • Old High German: *lōdar "Lauge, Schaum, Seife"
  • Doublet with the later back-formed luō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫa.woː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlaː.vo]

Verb

lavō (present infinitive lavāre, perfect active lāvī, supine lavātum or lōtum or lautum); first conjugation

1. to wash, bathe
2. to wet, moisten