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Where does “lavado” come from?

lavado (Spanish) comes from Spanish lavar, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavado (Spanish): laundry; laundering; washing, wash

Definitions

  1. laundry; laundering; washing, wash

Ancestry of “lavado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlavarto wash; to wipe, clear
2Latinlavō—
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lavado”

  • antilavado
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