lav / lut / lu
to wash
Latin · lavare; luere
Lav, lut and lu words come from the Latin words for washing. Ablution is washing, to dilute is to wash weaker with water, and pollution is making something unclean.
Memory trick
Lavatory, lava flow, lavender: a flood of washing water in Latin.
Words from this root
- ablution (ab + lu + tion) — ritual washingधार्मिक स्नान, शुद्धि-स्नान
- dilute (di + lute) — to weaken by adding liquidपानी मिलाकर हल्का करना
- diluter (dilute + r) — something that dilutesपतला करने वाली चीज़
- lava (lava) — molten rock flowing from a volcanoज्वालामुखी का पिघला लावा
- lavatory (lav + atory) — a washing room, a toiletशौचालय
- lave (lave) — to wash or flow againstधोना या बहाकर छूना
- laver (laver) — an old word for a washing basinधोने का पुराना बर्तन
- lavender (lav + ender) — a fragrant purple plantबैंगनी सुगंधित पौधा, लैवेंडर
- pollution (pol + lu + tion) — making air or water dirtyप्रदूषण
- antipollution (anti + pollution) — against pollutionप्रदूषण-रोधी