Where does “laundrywoman” come from?
laundrywoman (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.
laundrywoman (English): A woman employed to wash clothes
Definitions
- A woman employed to wash clothes
Ancestry of “laundrywoman”, step by step