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Where does “lavasse” come from?

lavasse (French) comes from French laver, from Old French laver, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavasse (French): first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of...

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  1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “lavasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlaverto wash; to wash oneself
2Old Frenchlaverto wash; to get washed
3Latinlavō—
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →