Where does “lavalouza” come from?

lavalouza (Galician) comes from Galician lavar, from Old Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavalouza (Galician): dishwasher

Definitions

  1. dishwasher

Ancestry of “lavalouza”, step by step

lavalouza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician lavar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlavarto wash
2Old Portugueselavar—
3Latinlavarepresent active infinitive of lavō; second-person...
4LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Galician louza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlouzadishware; crockery
2Latinlautiatoiletries; magnificence, splendor
3Latinlautuswashed, bathed, having been washed; elegant,...
4Latinlavōto wash, bathe
5Proto-Italic*lowōto wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →