lavatorie
Middle English
/laˈvaːtɔːriː(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A receptacle to hold water used for religious purposes.
- (rare) The process of religious immersion; baptism.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lavātōrium.
Origin
Latin
lavātōrium
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lavatorial English
- lavatorium English
- lavatory English
- lavvy English
- lavatorium Latin
- lavātōrium Latin
- lavō Latin
- lavō, lavāre Latin
- lavatory French
- laveoir Old French
- lavadoiro Galician