Where does “lavare” come from?
lavare (Italian) comes from Italian indossare, from Italian in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
lavare (Italian): to wash
Definitions
- to wash
Ancestry of “lavare”, step by step
lavare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian indossare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | indossare | to put on, don or wear |
| 2 | Italian | in- | un-; in-; a- |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |