Where does “lavanderie” come from?
lavanderie (Old French) comes from Latin lavandaria, from Latin lavandarium, from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
lavanderie (Old French): laundry
Definitions
- laundry
Ancestry of “lavanderie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lavandaria | — |
| 2 | Latin | lavandarium | — |
| 3 | Latin | lavare | present active infinitive of lavō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | lavo | I wash, bathe; I wet, moisten |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |