Where does “laundryless” come from?
laundryless (English) comes from English laundry, from Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria, from Latin lavandarium, from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō — to wash.
laundryless (English): Without laundry
Definitions
- Without laundry
Ancestry of “laundryless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laundry | A laundering; a washing; A place or room where... |
| 2 | Middle English | lavendrie | A part of a manor or a facility for washing clothes; a laundry |
| 3 | Old French | lavanderie | laundry |
| 4 | Latin | lavandaria | — |
| 5 | Latin | lavandarium | — |
| 6 | Latin | lavare | present active infinitive of lavō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | lavo | I wash, bathe; I wet, moisten |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |