Where does “lessivage” come from?
lessivage (French) comes from French lessiver, from French lessive, from Old French lissive, from Latin lixīva, from Latin lixīvus, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.
lessivage (French): washing, laundry
Definitions
- washing, laundry
Ancestry of “lessivage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lessiver | to launder, to wash clothes; to tire out |
| 2 | French | lessive | lye, alkaline solution; detergent; laundry |
| 3 | Old French | lissive | — |
| 4 | Latin | lixīva | lye, alkalized water |
| 5 | Latin | lixīvus | made into lye |
| 6 | Latin | lixa | lye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant |
| 7 | Latin | *lixus | now the Loukkos |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |