Etymology

collutorium

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Today it means: Synonym of mouthwash. Full definition →

New Latin collūtōrium
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromcollūtōrium
  2. English todaycollutorium

Borrowed from New Latin collūtōrium, from collūtum, supine of colluere (“to wash thoroughly”).

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