Where does “lavisht” come from?
lavisht (English) comes from English lavish, from Middle English laves, from Old French lavasse — torrent of rain.
lavisht (English): simple past tense and past participle of lavish
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of lavish
Ancestry of “lavisht”, step by step
lavisht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lavish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lavish | Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse;... |
| 2 | Middle English | laves | — |
| 3 | Old French | lavasse | torrent of rain |
via English T
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | T | The ordinal number twentieth, derived from this... |