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Where does “lavement” come from?

lavement (English) comes from French lavement, 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.

lavement (English): A washing or bathing; A clyster

Definitions

  1. A washing or bathing; A clyster

Ancestry of “lavement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlavementwash; washing; enema
2Frenchlaverto wash; to wash oneself
3Old Frenchlaverto wash; to get washed
4Latinlavō—
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →