Where does “lavanda” come from?

lavanda (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin lavanda, from Latin lavandus, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavanda (Franco-Provençal): lavender

Definitions

  1. lavender

Ancestry of “lavanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavandanominative feminine singular of lavandus;...
2Latinlavanduswhich is to be washed
3Latinlavōto wash, bathe
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →