lavender
Middle English
/lavənˈdeːr/
noun
Definitions
- A washer; one (especially a woman) who washes clothes.
- (euphemistic) A woman employed in prostitution or having loose morals.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French lavandiere derived from Latin lavandārius.
Origin
Latin
lavandārius
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- launder English
- launderability English
- launderable English
- launderer English
- launderess English
- launderette English
- laundry English
- relaunder English
- lavandena Latin
- lavandārius Latin
- lavō, lavāre Latin
- lavendrye Middle English
- lavanderie Old French
- lavandiere Old French
- lavandeira Galician
- llavandera Asturian