英语词汇lavish的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	lavish
词源	lavish adj. "spending or bestowing profusely," mid-15c., laves, from Old French lavasse,lavache (n.) "a torrent of rain, deluge" (15c.), from laver "to wash," from Latin lavare "to wash" (from PIE root leue- "to wash"). Related: Lavishly; lavishness. lavish v. "spend or bestow profusely," 1540s, from lavish (adj.). Related: Lavished; lavisher; lavishing. Entries linking to lavish* leue- leuə-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to wash." It forms all or part of: ablution; alluvium; deluge; dilute; elution; lather; latrine; launder; lautitious; lavage; lavation; lavatory; lave; lavish; lotion; lye. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greek louein "to wash, bathe;" Latin lavare "to wash," luere "to wash;" Old Irish loathar "basin," Breton laouer "trough;" Old English leaþor "lather," læg "lye." updated on December 07, 2020
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lavish adj.