Where does “lavandeira” come from?

lavandeira (Galician) comes from Galician lavandeiro, from Latin lavandārius, from Latin lavāre, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavandeira (Galician): laundrywoman; wagtail

Definitions

  1. laundrywoman; wagtail

Ancestry of “lavandeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlavandeirolaunderer, laundryman
2Latinlavandārius—
3Latinlavāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Latin lavāre →Every word from Latin lavandārius →