Where does “laundromatting” come from?
laundromatting (English) comes from English laundromat, from English laundry, from Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria, from Latin lavandarium, from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo — to wash.
laundromatting (English): The act of using a laundromat
Definitions
- The act of using a laundromat
Ancestry of “laundromatting”, step by step
laundromatting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English laundromat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laundromat | A self-service laundry facility with (traditionally) coin-operated (which now may use other per-load payment methods) washing machines, dryers, and sometimes ironing or pressing machines, open to the public for washing clothing and household cloth items |
| 2 | English | laundry | A laundering; a washing; A place or room where... |
| 3 | Middle English | lavendrie | A part of a manor or a facility for washing clothes; a laundry |
| 4 | Old French | lavanderie | laundry |
| 5 | Latin | lavandaria | — |
| 6 | Latin | lavandarium | — |
| 7 | Latin | lavare | present active infinitive of lavō; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | lavo | I wash, bathe; I wet, moisten |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |