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lavender

/ˈlævəndə/LA-vuhn-dur
/ˈlævəndɚ/LA-vuhn-dur

Meaningused for washing

Common meaning: a sweet-smelling plant with purple flowers

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√LU‘wash, cleanse, expiate’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 326, p. 741 · scan
  2. Late Latinlauendulasource
  3. Italianlavendolasource
  4. Frenchlavande‘lavender’source
  5. Middle Englishlavendresource
  6. Englishlavender‘a sweet-smelling plant with purple flowers’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin lauendula ‘used for washing’.

Roots

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