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Where does “antilavagem” come from?

antilavagem (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lavagem, from Portuguese lavar, from Old Portuguese lavar, from Latin lavare, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

antilavagem (Portuguese): antilaundering

Definitions

  1. antilaundering

Ancestry of “antilavagem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselavagemwashing, rinsing; slops, dishwater
2Portugueselavarto wash
3Old Portugueselavar—
4Latinlavarepresent active infinitive of lavō; second-person...
5LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
6Proto-Italiclawaō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
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