Where does “lave-vaisselle” come from?
lave-vaisselle (French) comes from French vaisselle, from Old French vaissele, from Vulgar Latin vascella, from Latin vāscellum, from Latin vāsculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
lave-vaisselle (French): dishwasher
Definitions
- dishwasher
Ancestry of “lave-vaisselle”, step by step
lave-vaisselle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French vaisselle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vaisselle | crockery, dishes, dishware; table- and cookware... |
| 2 | Old French | vaissele | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | vascella | — |
| 4 | Latin | vāscellum | a small vase or urn |
| 5 | Latin | vāsculum | a small vessel or container |
| 6 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |