Lave

Morpheme

Lave

Type

free base

Denotation

bathe, wash

Etymology

Middle English laven; (1) Old English lafian and (2) Old French laver; Latin lavāre

Evidence

belave, lavage, lavant, lavation, lavatorial, lavatorially, lavatorium, lavatory, lave, laved, laver, lavers, laves, lavies, laving, lavish, lavisher, lavishest, lavishly, lavishness, lavy, unlaved, unlaving

Notes

lavatory and lavatorium are doublets
lavation and lotion are doublets

See Also

Luve, Lute, Lu, Luge, Lote, Laut, Laund(e)r [Launder, Laundr], Latrine