Where does “lessiver” come from?

lessiver (French) comes 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.

lessiver (French): to launder, to wash clothes; to tire out

Definitions

  1. to launder, to wash clothes; to tire out

Ancestry of “lessiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlessivelye, alkaline solution; detergent; laundry
2Old Frenchlissive—
3Latinlixīvalye, alkalized water
4Latinlixīvusmade into lye
5Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
6Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “lessiver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →