Where does “laver” come from?

laver (Latin) comes from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

laver (Latin): a water-plant, possibly water parsnip;...

Definitions

  1. a water-plant, possibly water parsnip;...

Ancestry of “laver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
2Proto-Italiclawaō
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “laver

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-