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Where does “lavendula” come from?

lavendula (Latin) comes from Latin lividus, from Latin liveo, from Proto-Italic sliwēō, from Proto-Indo-European sliwo-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

Ancestry of “lavendula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlividusleaden, bluish, blue; black and blue, livid;...
2LatinliveoI am of a bluish color; I am livid; I am envious,...
3Proto-Italicsliwēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansliwo-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

Words derived from “lavendula”

  • lavender
  • laundering
  • laundress
  • launder
  • launderer
  • lavendered
  • lavendery
  • launderability
  • antilaundering
  • launderable
  • lavenderish
  • launderess
  • cyberlaundering
  • relaunder
  • lavendre
  • lavender
  • lavendre
  • ลาเวนเดอร์
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