Where does “lavadura” come from?

lavadura (Portuguese) comes 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.

lavadura (Portuguese): washing; wash

Definitions

  1. washing; wash

Ancestry of “lavadura”, step by step

lavadura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese lavar

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

via Latin lavatūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavatūra—
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italic*lowōto wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →