Where does “lavendo” come from?
lavendo (Esperanto) comes from English lavender, from Middle English lavendre, from Old French lavendre, from Latin lavendula, from Latin lividus, from Latin liveo, from Proto-Italic sliwēō, from Proto-Indo-European sliwo- — blueish.
lavendo (Esperanto): lavender
Definitions
- lavender
Ancestry of “lavendo”, step by step
lavendo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English lavender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lavender | Any of a group of European plants, genus,... |
| 2 | Middle English | lavendre | lavender; Alternative form of lavender |
| 3 | Old French | lavendre | lavender |
| 4 | Latin | lavendula | — |
| 5 | Latin | lividus | leaden, bluish, blue; black and blue, livid;... |
| 6 | Latin | liveo | I am of a bluish color; I am livid; I am envious,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sliwēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sliwo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |
via Polish lawenda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lawenda | lavender |
| 2 | Italian | lavanda | wash, washing; lavage; lavender |
| 3 | Latin | lavanda | nominative feminine singular of lavandus;... |
| 4 | Latin | lavandus | which is to be washed |
| 5 | Latin | lavō | to wash, bathe |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |