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Where does “laves” come from?

laves (Middle English) comes from Old French lavasse — torrent of rain.

Ancestry of “laves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlavassetorrent of rain

Words derived from “laves”

  • lavish
  • lavishness
  • lavishment
  • overlavish
  • lavisht
  • lavisher
  • unlavish
  • overlavishness
  • lavishest
  • overlavishly
  • unlavishly
Every word from Old French lavasse →