English

elutor

From elute + -or.

Formed from elute + -or

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‘to wash’

Proto-Italic *lowō ‘to wash’

Latin lavō ‘wash’

Latin ēluō ‘to wash away’

Latin ēlūtus ‘having been washed away, rinsed’

English elute

Today it means

noun That which elutes.

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