LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēluviō

ēluviō f (genitive ēluviōnis)
Classical[eːˈɫʊ.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[eˈluː.vi.o]

Meaning

  1. rarean overflow, inundation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēluviōēluviōnēs
genitiveēluviōnisēluviōnum
dativeēluviōnīēluviōnibus
accusativeēluviōnemēluviōnēs
ablativeēluviōneēluviōnibus
vocativeēluviōēluviōnēs

ēlŭvĭo, ōnis, f. id., older form of eluvies,
I. a washing away, overflowing, inundation: aquarum eluviones, Cic. Div. 1, 49, 111: eluviones et exustiones terrarum, Cic. Rep. 6, 21, 23; id. Off. 2, 5, 16.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinēluviō

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Latin ēluō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin ēluviō From ēluō (“to wash away”) + -iō.

Quick answers

What does ēluviō mean in Latin?
ēluviō, a noun, means “an overflow, inundation”.
What is the genitive of ēluviō?
The genitive singular is ēluviōnis. ēluviō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēluviō?
In classical Latin, [eːˈɫʊ.wi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈluː.vi.o].
Where does ēluviō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ēluviō.