"a washing," 1884, from French lavage, from laver "to wash," from Latin lavare "to wash" (from PIE root *leue- "to wash").
Laurence
Laurentian
lautitious
lav
lava
lavage
lavalier
lavaliere
lavation
lavatory
lave
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