Where does “spălătorie” come from?
spălătorie (Romanian) comes from Romanian spălător, 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.
spălătorie (Romanian): washhouse, laundry
Definitions
- washhouse, laundry
Ancestry of “spălătorie”, step by step
spălătorie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian spălător
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | spălător | lavatory; washstand; washer, someone who washes |
| 2 | Romanian | spăla | to wash; to bathe, wash oneself |
| 3 | Latin | experlavō | — |
| 4 | Latin | perlavō | to wash or bathe thoroughly |
| 5 | Latin | lavō | to wash, bathe |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |