English
lautiously
Lautiously comes from Latin lautus ‘washed, bathed, having been washed’, from lavō ‘wash’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₃-‘to wash’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lowō‘to wash’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElavō‘wash’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElautus‘washed, bathed, having been washed’
- Englishtodaylautiously
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₃-‘to wash’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lowō‘to wash’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElavō‘wash’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElautus‘washed, bathed, having been washed’
- Englishtodaylautiously
Formed from -i-
The story
1547 coined by Andrew Boorde from Latin lautus + -i- + -ous + -ly.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‘to wash’
laundry, lavish, lather, lye, solute, latrine, lavage, 13 more
through Latin lavō ‘wash’
deluge, alluvial, lavatory, launder, laver, diluent, lave, ablution, 8 more
Today it means
adv Sumptuously, elegantly, in an elegant or sumptuous manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- / lautiously