Where does “lesiv” come from?

lesiv (Haitian Creole) 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.

lesiv (Haitian Creole): laundry

Definitions

  1. laundry

Ancestry of “lesiv”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →