Etymology

laundry

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Today it means: A laundering; a washing. Full definition →

First used c. 1930Middle English lavendrie ← Old French lavanderie ← Latin lavandaria
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  1. Latin · derived fromlavandaria
  2. Old French · derived fromlavanderie
  3. Middle English · inherited fromlavendrie
  4. English todaylaundry

From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.

First known use, by meaning

  • from c. 1930 That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.