Morpheme
Laut
Type
bound base
Denotation
washed, neat, elegant, splendid
Etymology
1547 and 1640s Latin lautitia, from lautus + -itia, from lavāre
Evidence
lautiously, lautitious
Notes
classical base analysis
Modern Base Analysis
<Lautite> denoting “elegance, splendour, magnificence, sumptuousness, luxury”
alternative modern base analysis without suffixal construction -itious
from Latin lautitia, from lautus + -itia, from lavāre
lautitious
See Also
Lave, Luve, Lute, Luge, Lote, Lu, Laund(e)r [Launder, Laundr], Latrine, -itious
