Where does “unlavish” come from?

unlavish (English) comes from English lavish, from Middle English laves, from Old French lavasse — torrent of rain.

unlavish (English): Not lavish

Definitions

  1. Not lavish

Ancestry of “unlavish”, step by step

unlavish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lavish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlavishExpending or bestowing profusely; profuse;...
2Middle Englishlaves—
3Old Frenchlavassetorrent of rain

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne

Words derived from “unlavish”

Every word from Old French lavasse →Every word from Middle English laves →Every word from English lavish →