English
lotic
Lotic comes from Latin lavō ‘to wash’, and goes back to 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 CElavōas lavare, past participle‘to wash’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElotus
- Englishearliest quotation 1975lotic
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 CElavōas lavare, past participle‘to wash’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElotus
- Englishearliest quotation 1975lotic
Earliest quotation: 1975, J. G. Needham, A Manual of the Dragonflies of North America: “The stream-dwelling species are among the most lotic of…”
Formed from -ic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‘to wash’
laundry, lavish, lather, lye, solute, latrine, lavage, 13 more
through Latin lavō ‘to wash’
deluge, lavatory, alluvial, launder, laver, lave, diluent, ablution, 8 more
through Latin lotus
Today it means
adj Characterized by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing rivers, streams, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- / lotic