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Where does “spălător” come from?

spălător (Romanian) comes from Romanian spăla, from Latin experlavō, from Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

spălător (Romanian): lavatory; washstand; washer, someone who washes

Definitions

  1. lavatory; washstand; washer, someone who washes

Ancestry of “spălător”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspălato wash; to bathe, wash oneself
2Latinexperlavō—
3Latinperlavō—
4Latinlavō—
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “spălător”

  • spălătorie
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