abluo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I wash off, wash away, cleanse, purify.
  • (figuratively) I remove darkness.

Etymology

Affix from Latin lavō (I wash, wash, bathe, cleanse) root from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (wash, bathe, cut off, separate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewh₃-

Gloss

wash, bathe, cut off, separate

Concept
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Ontological Category

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