Where does “lavanda” come from?

lavanda (Catalan) comes from Italian lavanda, from Latin lavanda, from Latin lavandus, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavanda (Catalan): lavender

Definitions

  1. lavender

Ancestry of “lavanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlavandawash, washing; lavage; lavender
2Latinlavandanominative feminine singular of lavandus;...
3Latinlavanduswhich is to be washed
4Latinlavōto wash, bathe
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →
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