Where does “lavendo” come from?
lavendo (Ido) comes from Esperanto lavendo, from English lavender, from Middle English lavendre, from Old French lavendre, from Latin lavendula, from Latin lividus, from Latin liveo, from Proto-Italic sliwēō — blueish.
lavendo (Ido): lavender
Definitions
- lavender
Ancestry of “lavendo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lavendo | lavender |
| 2 | English | lavender | Any of a group of European plants, genus,... |
| 3 | Middle English | lavendre | lavender; Alternative form of lavender |
| 4 | Old French | lavendre | lavender |
| 5 | Latin | lavendula | — |
| 6 | Latin | lividus | leaden, bluish, blue; black and blue, livid;... |
| 7 | Latin | liveo | I am of a bluish color; I am livid; I am envious,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sliwēō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sliwo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |