Where does “lavandera” come from?

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

lavandera (Spanish): lavender seller; laundrywoman; wagtail

Definitions

  1. lavender seller; laundrywoman; wagtail

Ancestry of “lavandera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavōto wash, bathe
2Proto-Italiclawaō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lavandera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →