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Where does “nonlaundry” come from?

nonlaundry (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.

nonlaundry (English): Not of or pertaining to laundry

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to laundry

Ancestry of “nonlaundry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaundryA laundering; a washing; A place or room where...
2Middle Englishlavendrie—
3Old Frenchlavanderielaundry
4Latinlavandaria—
5Latinlavandarium—
6Latinlavarepresent active infinitive of lavō; second-person...
7LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
8Proto-Italiclawaō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
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