Where does “prélavage” come from?
prélavage (French) comes from French lavage, 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.
prélavage (French): precleaning
Ancestry of “prélavage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | lavage | washing |
| 2 | French | laver | to wash; to wash oneself |
| 3 | Old French | laver | to wash; to get washed |
| 4 | Latin | lavō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |