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