Where does “llavandera” come from?
llavandera (Asturian) comes from French lavandière, from French laver, from Old French laver, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
llavandera (Asturian): wagtail
Definitions
- wagtail
Ancestry of “llavandera”, step by step
llavandera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French lavandière
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lavandière | washerwoman |
| 2 | French | laver | to wash; to wash oneself |
| 3 | Old French | laver | to wash; to get washed |
| 4 | Latin | lavō | to wash, bathe |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via Asturian llavanderu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | llavanderu | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | lavandarius | — |
| 3 | Latin | lavo | I wash, bathe; I wet, moisten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lowh₃- | to wash, bathe |